Excerpt from Valperga, Vol. 2 of 3: Or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca And is this the momentous occasion of so much ser1ous amusement? Asked Castruccio laughing. My lord, said the man, you are a st1 anger m this town or you would not find cause for lainghter in this event. 'the Florentines keep a number of lions, as the signs and symbols of Itheir strength and God and St. John have plainly manifested on many occasions, that the prosperity of Florence, and the welfare o. The lions are bound together. Three of the finest and largest died on 'the eve of the fatal battle of Monte Catini. 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.