When I found myself in the streets, I scarcely could believe that I was in Italy, for everything had a tramontane appearance.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I knelt very piously in one of the aisles while a symphony in the best style of Corelli, performed with taste and feeling, transported me to Italian climates, and I was quite vexed, when a cessation dissolved the charm, to think that I had still so many tramontane regions to pass, before I could in effect reach that classic country, where my spirit had so long taken up its abode.
"Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents"
William Beckford
He cast not a glance at the pretty faces of the young Englishwomen, with whose blue veils the tramontane played.
"Four Phases of Love"
Paul Heyse