Excerpt from The Chevalier of Pensieri-Vani Dost know the tombs of Castel d'asso? The towers of San Gimignano? The outlooks from Montepul ciano? The palaces of Pienza? The cloisters of Oliveto Maggiore'l Hast ever penetrated the Obscure renown of the Fanum Voltumnae, - or followed the fading frescos Of the Grotta del Trinclinio, or studied the lengthening shadows of the Val di Chiana, - or boated it across to the lonely isles of the Lago Trasimeno? N O? Nor have I. How Pen sieri-vani would pity us both! For he has; such things are his life. Is he the one to weary Of rug ged roads, and scanty fare, and solitary sojournings while Toscanella, and Orvieto, and Bracciano, and Civita Castellana beckon him on? Ah, you are yet to know the man! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.