Note 604 — Part II—The Worldlings (continued 4)
Henri Van Laun translation
Letter from Italy to Lord Halifax: "O Liberty, thou Goddess heavenly bright, Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight; Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign, And smiling plenty leads thy wanton train.... 'Tis liberty that crowns Britannia's isle, And makes her barren rocks and her bleak mountains smile."—I. 53.
About the republic of San Marino he writes:
"Nothing can be a greater instance of the natural love that mankind has for liberty, and of their aversion to an arbitrary government, than such a savage mountain covered with people, and the Campagna of Rome, which lies in the same country, almost destitute of inhabitants."—"Remarks on Italy," II. 48.