Italy and Austria; a Contrast: The Unification of Italy, the Military Violence of Austria Against ItalyR.F. Seymour, 1919 - 244 pages |
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Page 105 - What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or that his hallowed reliques should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory, great heir of fame, What needst thou such weak witness of thy name ? Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thyself a livelong monument.
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