The Legends of Flowers: Or, 'tis Love That Makes the World Go Round

The Legends Of Flowers - Or, 'Tis Love That Makes The World Go Round - By Paolo Mantegazza - PREFACE - AN old Italian proverb says in joke-making a pun-that Traduttore - is synonymous with Traditore-a translator is a traitor. Indeed it is so in most cases. Languages are like clothes made according to measure, which do not adapt themsdvcs except to the wearer. The Englishman thinks in an Englishway, the Italian in an ltalian way, and to the Englishman no language adapts itself better to his mind than English, nor to the Italian than Italian, and this is the case with everyone in all nationalities. When the EngIishman is unavoidably obliged to express himself in Italian, he puts on a coat...................