Valperga quotes
5 quotes from Valperga by Mary Shelley, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book.
Valperga
Mary Shelley
About Mary Shelley
Florence was free, and Dante was a Florentine; none but a freeman could have poured forth the poetry and eloquence to which I listened
I had rather woo the lion in his den to be my husband, than become the bride of a conqueror.
As the enemy of Florence I will never be yours
She was never heard of more; even her name perished.
Earth felt no change when she died; and men forgot her.
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