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French language ; and then proceeded in his journey to Italy , which he surveyed with the eyes of a poet . 20 While he was travelling at leisure he was far from being idle ; for he not only collected his observations on the country ' ...
French language ; and then proceeded in his journey to Italy , which he surveyed with the eyes of a poet . 20 While he was travelling at leisure he was far from being idle ; for he not only collected his observations on the country ' ...
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In 1710 Handel arrived , and ' produced operas such as were performed in Italy . ' ' In the adapting English words to the Italian airs ' the translator only aimed at ' a correspondence in respect of measure and cadence between the words ...
In 1710 Handel arrived , and ' produced operas such as were performed in Italy . ' ' In the adapting English words to the Italian airs ' the translator only aimed at ' a correspondence in respect of measure and cadence between the words ...
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In 1759 Goldsmith , no enemy to operas , wrote : —Some years ago the Italian Opera was the only fashionable amusement among our ... that have learned in Italy how to admire , than by any genuine love we bear to the best Italian music .
In 1759 Goldsmith , no enemy to operas , wrote : —Some years ago the Italian Opera was the only fashionable amusement among our ... that have learned in Italy how to admire , than by any genuine love we bear to the best Italian music .
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