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.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.
Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.
Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
Other voices in this conversation
