1634年,卡文迪许家族的青年德文希尔离开德文郡前往法国。对于当时像他这样的富家子弟,去欧洲大陆游历一番乃是家族的惯例,也是一生惟一的机会。德文希尔在巴黎呆了大半年,然后向南去了里昂,接着前往多数英国人游历欧陆的目的地:意大利。先是威尼斯,当然还有罗马。1636年的春天,一行人来到了佛罗伦萨。早在106年前,随着马基雅维利的离世,共和政体的最 In 1634, Devonshire, a young man of the Cavendish family, left Devon for France. For rich children like him at that time, traveling to the European continent is a family practice and the only chance in life. Devon Hill spent six months in Paris, then headed south to Lyon, where he traveled to the destination of most of the British traveling to Europe: Italy. First, Venice, of course, Rome. In the spring of 1636, a pedestrian came to Florence. As early as 106 years ago, with Machiavelli’s death, the republican government most