| Unit 13: Age of Nationalism / Revolution |
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| Desires for National Unification of Italy |
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| From The Annual Register: Or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1848. (London: printed for F. & J. Rivington; Longman and Co. et al., 1849), 321. |
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| We hailed with infinite joy the account of the emancipation of our generous sister of Lombardy.
On the very day when you shook off the Austrian yoke, a Provisional Government of the Venetian Republic was proclaimed here, under the glorious banner of St. Mark. We are influenced by no local prejudice--we are, above all, Italians, and the insignia of St. Mark figures on the tricoloured banner. We are united to you, Lombards, not only by the tie of affection, but also by a community of misfortunes and hopes. When the hallowed soil of the country shall have ceased to be sullied by the feet of the foreign oppressor, we shall join you in discussing the form of government most conducive to our common glory. |
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