InLibroVeritas18 janv. 20213 min de lecture"The Dialogue Between an Almanac Seller and a Passer-By", by LeopardiDernière mise à jour : 17 avr. 2023The Dialogue Between an Almanac Seller and a Passer-Byby Giacomo Leopardi Almanac Seller. — Almanacs ! New Almanacs ! New Calendars ! Who wants new Almanacs ? Passer-by. — Almanacs for the New Year ? Almanac Seller. — Yes, Sir. Passer-by. — Do you think this New Year will be a happy one ? A. — Yes, to be sure, Sir. P. — As happy as last year ? A. — Much more so. P. — As the year before ? A. — Still more, Sir. P. — Why ? Should you not like the New Year to resemble one of the past years ? A. — No, Sir, I should not. P. — How many years have gone by since you began to sell almanacs ? A. — About twenty years, Sir. P. — Which of the twenty should you wish the New Year to be like ?A. — I do not know. P. — Do you not remember any particular year which you thought a happy one ? A. — Indeed I do not, Sir. P. — And yet life is a fine thing, is it not ? A. — So they say.
The Dialogue Between an Almanac Seller and a Passer-Byby Giacomo Leopardi Almanac Seller. — Almanacs ! New Almanacs ! New Calendars ! Who wants new Almanacs ? Passer-by. — Almanacs for the New Year ? Almanac Seller. — Yes, Sir. Passer-by. — Do you think this New Year will be a happy one ? A. — Yes, to be sure, Sir. P. — As happy as last year ? A. — Much more so. P. — As the year before ? A. — Still more, Sir. P. — Why ? Should you not like the New Year to resemble one of the past years ? A. — No, Sir, I should not. P. — How many years have gone by since you began to sell almanacs ? A. — About twenty years, Sir. P. — Which of the twenty should you wish the New Year to be like ?A. — I do not know. P. — Do you not remember any particular year which you thought a happy one ? A. — Indeed I do not, Sir. P. — And yet life is a fine thing, is it not ? A. — So they say.