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Alps amusing ancient Apennines Apulia bajocchi beautiful Bedonia Burattini called Campagna Canta-Storia Capaccio carneval carried church Ciarlatano city of Naples classical Compiano costume curious dancing bear dialect districts Duchy of Parma Easter emigrants England English eyes feast festa festival fingers foot frequently gipsy hand head heard hills horses Italian Italy kingdom kingdom of Naples labour lake lake of Como living maccaroni Madonna Majello manner Molo monkey Mount Vesuvius mountains native Neapolitan nearly never night Oscan paesana pass patois peasantry peasants picturesque Pinelli plain played poet Policinella Pontine Marshes poor popular Punch puppet-show puppets Rinaldo Roman Rome round Saltarello scarcely scene season seen shepherds side singing snow sort south of Italy streets sugar-plums summer Tarentella Terra di Lavoro theatre things throw town Trasteverini traveller Tuscany Vendemmia village vintage wandering wild wine women wooden young Zingara