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The next day I bought five hand-tooled leather journals from a bookbinder named Ustino and began writing in one of them at Locanda Cipriani, a restaurant in a quince orchard on a tiny island called Torcello.
My Perfect Honeymoon (That I Spent Alone) Jennifer Belle 2011
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Falier made a long-intended expedition to the island of Torcello, which is perhaps the most interesting of the islands of the lagoons.
Venetian Life William Dean Howells 1878
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Adriano Picinati di Torcello, senior partner at Deloitte Luxembourg who, along with lead partner Thierry Hoeltgen, recently headed a conference focused on the enhanced importance of art and collectibles, explains: People have always invested in emotional assets.
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Adriano Picinati di Torcello, senior partner at Deloitte Luxembourg who, along with lead partner Thierry Hoeltgen, recently headed a conference focused on the enhanced importance of art and collectibles, explains: People have always invested in emotional assets.
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He looked up into her great blue eyes, paler than usual in the bright sunlight of the perpetual springtime of Torcello, gazing at him with an open plea for understanding.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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He resolved that on Torcello he would dare to speak of it.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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He resolved that on Torcello he would dare to speak of it.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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He relished this surprising fact with deep satisfaction, and decided that he would bring up the unmentionable subject tomorrow during the fancy lunch on Torcello.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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He relished this surprising fact with deep satisfaction, and decided that he would bring up the unmentionable subject tomorrow during the fancy lunch on Torcello.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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That sunny afternoon in Torcello he understood that he lived in awe of her contented place on earth; that she embodied what had endured for him: that his father was gone, his vanity was gone, his belief in art was gone, and that what he had extracted of true value out of life was the life she had given him.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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