A Tuscan Childhood
A Tuscan Childhood
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I knew the words by heart — **Under the in- fluence of Bacchus, some soldiers changed a temple of Venus into a temple of Mars." The police had interfered because — ^be- cause, no doubt, the police did not wish the soldiers to worship the Greek gods any more than our governesses wished us to pray to the saints. The thing was per- fectly clear to me. I realized that once again knowledge had been withheld from us. The Greek gods still had their wor- shipers.
As I thought the matter over my eager- ...[1653 Digitized by Google A TUSCAN CHILDHOOD ness to have the worship of the Greek gods openly estabhshed and not interfered with by the police grew greater and greater.
I have forgotten to mention, in telling the family history, that Malaspini states that one of my ancestors married a grand- daughter of Octavian, the Emperor. Now follows my childish reasoning. If we descended from Octavian, the Emperor, through him we went back to Julius Cae- sar; from Julius Caesar we went back to iCneas; from iCneas evidently we went back to Venus; from Venus we went back to Saturn!
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I knew the words by heart — **Under the in- fluence of Bacchus, some soldiers changed a temple of Venus into a temple of Mars." The police had interfered because — ^be- cause, no doubt, the police did not wish the soldiers to worship the Greek gods any more than our governesses wished us to pray to the saints. The thing was per- fectly clear to me. I realized that once again knowledge had been withheld from us. The Greek gods still had their wor- shipers.
As I thought the matter over my eager- ...[1653 Digitized by Google A TUSCAN CHILDHOOD ness to have the worship of the Greek gods openly estabhshed and not interfered with by the police grew greater and greater.
I have forgotten to mention, in telling the family history, that Malaspini states that one of my ancestors married a grand- daughter of Octavian, the Emperor. Now follows my childish reasoning. If we descended from Octavian, the Emperor, through him we went back to Julius Cae- sar; from Julius Caesar we went back to iCneas; from iCneas evidently we went back to Venus; from Venus we went back to Saturn!
What to read after A Tuscan Childhood?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Century Company. Pbl to read onlineMoreLess
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