Castiglione


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Castiglione

Count Baldassare . 1478--1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
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Late hours and wine, Castiglione, -- these Will ruin thee
After all, There 's Ugo says the ring is only paste, For he 's sure the Count Castiglione never Would have given a real diamond to such as you; And at the best I'm certain, Madam, you cannot Have use for jewels now.
Thou hast no end to gain -- no heart to break -- Castiglione lied who said he loved -- Thou true -- he false
The singer is undoubtedly beneath The roof of his Excellency -- and perhaps Is even that Alessandra of whom he spoke As the betrothed of Castiglione, His son and heir.
No more, my lord, than I have told you, sir: The Count Castiglione will not fight, Having no cause for quarrel.
The Duke, it should be premised, is uncle to Alessandra, and father of Castiglione her betrothed.
Look you, Castiglione, be so kind As tell me, sir, at once what 'tis you mean.
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Implementing agency : Comune di Castiglione delle Stiviere
Collection agency services
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4 inducted to Sox Hall
To call Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-64) a 'lost genius' is evocative but slightly misleading.
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On-site services include a spacious, 24-hour Westin Workout Gym and the first Six Senses spa in France, Six Senses at Rue de Castiglione, Paris.
Comfort in the heart of Paris
The T-shirts were being sold at dozens of souvenir stalls in the mainland tourist town of Castiglione until angry locals called on the mayor to stop it.
Uproar over death liner T-shirt sales; complaints

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