CONTENTS

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THE CHARM OF VENICE [1]
VENICE FROM THE SEA [65]
THE SEA SPELL [107]
GONDOLA AND GONDOLIER [133]
ISLAND AND LAGOON [169]
CANAL AND BRIDGE [219]
SOME VENETIAN PHASES [231]
ARCHITECTURE AND ART [277]
A VENETIAN DAY [303]
THE SEASONS IN VENICE [321]
VENICE OF THE PAST [343]
THE ROMANCE OF VENICE [371]

INDEX OF AUTHORS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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There goes a swallow to Venice—the stout seafarer!

Seeing those birds fly, makes one wish for wings.

ROBERT BROWNING.