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Wayne Pounds <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:39:15 +0900
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Thanks, Luca. That's a brilliant idea. The citation is: William Morris,
_Come potremmo vivere_ (Editori Riuniti, Roma 1979), p. 30. Introduzione
di Lia Formigari.

Thanks for looking!

Wayne

Luca Gallesi wrote:
>
> If you give me any details about the Italian book, I may be somewhat
> helpful..
>                 Luca Gallesi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wayne Pounds <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 8:08 AM
> Subject: a phrase from William Morris
>
> > Greetings to my friends and acquaintances on this list. I am tuning back
> > in after a couple months' layoff. Curious to see what current topics
> > are. Meanwhile this:
> >
> > Could anyone tell me the exact wording or probable source of the phrase
> > from William Morris: "the great untouchable machine of mercantile
> > tyranny"? It occurs in Italian in a piece on EP I am translating.  The
> > author cites an Italian anthology of Morris's work to which I don't have
> > access.
> >
> > It might also be helpful for me to find an article on Morris (or
> > Ruskin&Morris) & EP if there's one buried in Pai. or somewhere. Anyone
> > know offhand?
> >
> > Many thanks!

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