17/27 The Republic forbids me to set up a furnace of my own. I owe Venice neither allegiance nor gratitude. If your revolution is to give freedom to art as well as to men, I am with you." "We shall have freedom for all," said Venier. "We take, moreover, an oath of fellowship which binds us to help each other in all circumstances, to the utmost of our ability and fortune, within the bounds of reason, to risk life and limb for each other's safety, and most especially to respect the wives, the daughters and the betrothed brides of all who belong to our fellowship. |