Instead of focusing on a specific period, he said, use furniture that has “a beefy, substantial silhouette, rather than something that’s very thin and ultradelicate, which will look dwarfed in most modern environments.”

The present Doge is Silvester Valerio. He has been Doge about eight years (and) is almost 70 years old. He has an old lady which they call the Dogess. There has not been a Dogess before this 300 years.

Since I have your good leave to go away, I will make haste: but, till I come again, No bed shall e'er be guilty of my stay, Nor rest be interposer 'twixt us twain.

I didn't choose to. I was compulsed.