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He certainly over-heated himself at Venice by walking at a season…
Quote byCharles Burney · 1726–1814
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Music, Men and Manners in France and Italy, 1770 (1969) p. 94..
English (original)
He certainly over-heated himself at Venice by walking at a season when it is said that only Dogs and Englishmen are seen out of doors at noon, all else lie down in the middle of the day.
— Charles Burney
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