Note 134
From Chapter 56 of the Decline & Fall

Eam partem, quam nobilissimarum civitatum fulgor illustrat, quæ et toti regno singulari meruit privilegio praeminere, nefarium esset .... vel barbarorum ingressû pollui.

I wish to transcribe his florid, but curious, description, of the palace, city, and luxuriant plain of Palermo.

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