[Note XV.1: =l'Alfieri.= Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) was
the most famous Italian poet of his age; his reputation rests chiefly on
his tragedies.]
[Note XV.2: =tenendo dozzina=, _by taking roomers_.]
[Note XV.3: =campanile di Giotto.= The bell tower of the cathedral at
Florence was designed and begun by Giotto (1276-1336), who has been
called the father of modern Italian art.]
[Note XV.4: =Pio IX.= Pius IX. was pope from 1846 to 1878.]
[Note XV.5: =ha conciato per le feste=, _he held up to
censure_.]
[Note XV.6: =Cascine=, the park of Florence, so called from having
been part of a former dairy-farm (cascina, a dairy or pasture ground).]
[Note XV.7: =piazza della Signoria=, the central square of
Florence.--=tanto di Biancone= (_biancone_, a person extremely pale or
white) probably alludes to a huge statue of Neptune in the square.]
[Note XV.8: =quanto ci corre da=, _how much inferior is_.]