ESSAYS AND DIALOGUES
OF
GIACOMO LEOPARDI.
TRANSLATED
BY
CHARLES EDWARDES.
With Biographical Sketch.
LONDON:
TRÜBNER & CO., LUDGATE HILL.
1882.
CONTENTS.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH vii
HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE. 1
DIALOGUE BETWEEN HERCULES AND ATLAS. 15
DIALOGUE BETWEEN FASHION AND DEATH. 19
PRIZE COMPETITION ANNOUNCED BY THE ACADEMY OF SILLOGRAPHS. 24
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A GOBLIN AND A GNOME. 28
DIALOGUE BETWEEN MALAMBRUNO AND FARFARELLO. 33
DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURE AND A SOUL. 36
DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON 41
THE WAGER OF PROMETHEUS. 48
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A NATURAL PHILOSOPHER AND A METAPHYSICIAN 58
DIALOGUE BETWEEN TASSO AND HIS FAMILIAR SPIRIT 65
DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURE AND AN ICELANDER. 73
PARINI ON GLORY. 80
DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREDERIC RUYSCH AND HIS MUMMIES.110
REMARKABLE SAYINGS OF PHILIP OTTONIERI.117
DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND PIETRO GUTIERREZ.139
PANEGYRIC OF BIRDS.144
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