[lit-ideas] "Il Naso di Speranza"
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:08:30 EDT
I am reading a book on _The English Channel_ (Viking Press, by N. Calder)
and he mentions a geographical accident on the coast of Devon:
"Hope's Nose"
-- this transalates as "Il Naso di Speranza", and I wonder if it is related
to my seafaring ancestors -- in a way that I can claim some land there.
If note, I'm still curious why the sailors named this 'the nose of Hope' --
implicating that it (the nose) was somewhat different from the nose of the
other six virtues.
Any lead welcome,
Cheers,
JL
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