Depretis
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Until recently the marbles were to be seen on the ground floor of the Palazzo Maraini in the Via Agostino Depretis, but some of them have now been removed to No. 9 Via della Mercede.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
Depretis, who died in 1887, was succeeded by Francesco Crispi, the most striking political figure since Cavour.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
The dream of treble condominium in Egypt was strong in Mancini and Depretis, as in Minghetti, Visconti, and Cairoli.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
Depretis abolished an unpopular tax on grinding corn, made primary education compulsory, and extended the suffrage from 600,000 voters to 2,000,000.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
A strong effort was made to induce Depretis to supersede Persano then and there; he promised to do so, but it is said that the fear of offending the King prevented him.
From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
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