Excerpt from The Introduction of Classical Metres Into Italian Poetry, and Their Development to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The material for this Dissertation was collected chiefly in the libraries of Florence, Italy, and especially in the Magliabecchiana, or Biblioteca Nazionale. The book Versi, et Regole de la Nuova Poesia Toscana, of which only two copies exist, was sent to me from the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Vittoric Emanuele in Rome. Later it was found that another copy existed in Florence. Yannoleni's Rime Oneste was procured for me by Loescher of Florence, who obtained it by advertising in the press. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.