Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 43
ground athome, will ask himself, in wandering under the umbrella-pines of the Villa Borghese, or through the box-par-terres of the Villa Lante : What can I bring away fromhere ? And the more he studies and compares, themore inevitably will the answer be: Not this or thatamputated statue, or broken… … FOUNTAIN OF VENUS, VILLA PETRAJA, FLORENCE FLORENTINE VILLAS FOR centuries Florence has been celebrated forher villa-clad hills. According to an old chron-icler, the country houses were more splendidthan those in the town, and stood so close-set amongtheir olive-orchards and vineyards that the…
