Without that fatal gift of beauty, “a dowry fraught with never-ending pain,” which tempted the foreigner to Italy, her lot has been hardly less wretched; but Germany has differed from Italy in the successful bravery with which she repelled the invader.
Sumner contrasts the experiences of Italy and Germany, focusing on Germany's resilience against invasion.
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