odescalchis

Updated: May 7, 2025

She saw the grassy slopes, the stone pines, the white walls, the classic stadium of the Villa Borghese, with the hot June sun stabbing the open spaces, and the deep shadows under the ilexes; and in front of the picture, the crowd of jostling horses, with their riders, bearing the historic names of Rome Colonnas, Orsinis, Gaetanis, Odescalchis, and the rest.

Mrs. Humphry Ward - Lady Connie