Umberto I, who had fought at Solferino, had been christened with the name of the dynasty's founder, and changed his regnal number from IV to I.

at Aix-la-Chappelle there is always a mighty preponderance of poverty and dullness, except in a few of the shewiest of the streets, and even there, a flashy meanness, a slight patchery of things falling to pieces is everywhere visible.

If an actor doesn't have a point of view, he doesn't make a dent. And I mean to make a dent.

The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, had lighted up the sky.