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Excerpt from Memoir of Count Giuseppe Pasolini: Late President of the Senate of Italy Lord Russell in 1863 and 1864 will cause surprise to many Englishmen. There is, then, in this volume much matter of public importance which ought to secure it a good reception. But there is also much of what may be called private interest. The author, indeed, says that 'it would be premature to offer to Italian readers the same sort Of practical biography which is so highly valued in England; for although we have given up the Old grandiose prolixity, and are trying to write simpler memoirs than formerly, we are still far behind the English in that respect.' English readers of the present Memoir will see some reason for doubting this conclu sion. It is difficult to name many simpler or better memoirs than that in which Count Pasolini has recorded his father's simple, useful, and honest character. English readers may find other reasons for reading this book, moreover, in the respect which Count Paso lini felt for England and for Englishmen. Of England he wrote, in 1864: This is truly a peaceful country such wealth and prosperity! Good order seems natural and spontaneous, but their liberty is of ancient growth, like the grand old trees in the parks.' Of Englishmen he wrote ten years afterwards: In England a man is a man, not, as with us, a mere contributory atom to the mass out of which is evolved the collective existence he is something more in England than a cipher.' Count Pasolini's delight at rural life, his model farms, his knowledge of and his love for horses will help English readers to understand his appreciation of England and Englishmen. I have stated one or two reasons for commendingxviii introduction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.