Note 038 Maffei (Verona Illustrata, part i. p. 310 - 321) and Muratori (Antichita Italiane, tom. ii. Dissertazione xxxii. xxxiii. p. 71 - 365) have asserted the native claims of the Italian idiom; the former with enthusiasm, the latter with discretion; both with learning, ingenuity, and truth. ]

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