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Florence [ˈflɒrəns] n
(Placename) a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865-70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres. Pop.: 376 682 (2000 est.) Ancient name Florentia [flɒˈrɛntsɪə -ˈrɛntɪə] Italian name Firenze ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Or, if passengers desire to visit Parma (famous for Correggio's frescoes) and Bologna, they can by rail go on to Florence, and rejoin the steamer at Leghorn, thus spending about three weeks amid the cities most famous for art in Italy. He was also a good deal in debt: it was difficult to live in London like a gentleman on three hundred a year; and his heart yearned for the Venice and Florence which John Ruskin had so magically described. Cosmus, duke of Florence, had a desperate saying against perfidious or neglecting friends, as if those wrongs were unpardonable; You shall read (saith he) that we are commanded to forgive our enemies; but you never read, that we are commanded to forgive our friends. |
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