Epigraph
“Wer liebt nicht Weib Wein and Gesang
Der bleibt ein Narr sein Lebenslang.”
—Martin Luther.
Dedication
TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Dear Louis,
To you, in memory of past symposia, when wit (your wit) flowed freer than our old Forzato, I dedicate this little book, my pastime through three anxious months.
Yours,
JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS
Villa Emily, San Remo,
May 1884.