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Word: ghizzoni (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sunny August day more than 24 years ago, a young man of Cremona named Francesco Ghizzoni fell in love. The girl was a 16-year-old blonde with blue eyes, an infectious laugh, and a good figure. Francesco, who at 25 already owned a small café, a house and some land, made an instant decision: "This girl will be my wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: The Untamed Shrew | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

...Plunging wholeheartedly into the timeless rituals of Lombard courtship, Francesco promenaded beneath her window, cultivated her friends and relatives, encountered her "by chance" when she went strolling. Angela played her part by being good, like a signorina should. When they met, she would say politely, "Buon-giorno, Signor Ghizzoni" and coolly ignore his urgings to "call me Francesco." He asked for a date, and Angela refused. He sent her gifts. Angela returned them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: The Untamed Shrew | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

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