Note 225 — Chapter XI · (continued 2)
Reading edition
The Prologue to the Cortigiana passes all the literary celebrities of Italy in review with a ferocity of sarcasm veiled in irony that must have been extremely piquant. And take this equivocal compliment to Molza from the Marescalco (act v. sc. 3), "il Molza Mutinense, che arresta con la sua fistola i torrenti."