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PANEGYRIC TO THE VILLA
Okay, okay - this isn't technically a panegyric. But in class we read so many panegyrics to Florence, praising the city and raving about...
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THEN & NOW
My mom sent me these photos of me when I was a kid, from the first time I visited Italy (which, up until now, was the only time I had...