The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. The watery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for the credulous - poets and honeymooners. (Mary McCarthy)

The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. The watery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for the credulous - poets and honeymooners.

Mary McCarthy

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