Falier

Falier -- oppressed by her most fatal war, the war of Chiozza -- and distinguished by the glory of her two noblest citizens (for in this period the heroism of her citizens replaces that of her monarchs),

The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Various

Falier, the new Venetian ambassador, who arrived in England in 1529, is as (p. 240) rapturous over the King's personal attractions as Giustinian or

Henry VIII. 1908

Falier, the Venetian ambassador, in 1531, "females are excluded from the throne;" [511] that was not true, but it was undoubtedly a widespread impression, based upon the past history of England.

Henry VIII. 1908

He was born at Passagno, near Asolo, in 1757, and was taught the elements of art by his grandfather and afterwards by a sculptor named Torretto, who recommended him to the Falier family as a "phenomenon".

A Wanderer in Venice Harry [Illustrator] Morley 1903

It was not at the Palazzo Falier that Mr. Howells enjoyed the ministrations of that most entertaining hand-maiden Giovanna; but it was from here that he heard that quarrel between two gondoliers which he describes so vividly and which stands for every quarrel of every gondolier for all time.

A Wanderer in Venice Harry [Illustrator] Morley 1903

Falier -- opprest by her most fatal war, the war of Chiozza -- and distinguished by the glory of her two noblest citizens (for in this period the heroism of her citizens replaces that of her monarchs),

The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV Various 1885

Failing so signally with Falier, I tried several other political prisoners of sad and famous memory with scarcely better effect.

Venetian Life William Dean Howells 1878

The greatest conspiracy (that of Marin Falier) which the commons ever moved against the oligarchy was revealed to one of the nobility by his plebeian creature, or client; and the government rewarded by every species of indulgence a class in which it had extinguished even the desire of popular liberty.

Venetian Life William Dean Howells 1878

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

However sad the fact, it is undeniable that the stories of the sausage - maker whose broth was flavored with murder, and the baker-boy who suffered guiltlessly, and that savage jest at the expense of the murderess, interest these people more than the high-well-born sorrows of the Foscari, the tragic fate of Carmagnola, or the story of Falier, -- which last they know partly, however, because of the scandal about Falier's wife.

Venetian Life William Dean Howells 1878