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Pagina 48
... seen as bright a circle of beauty at the chemical lectures of Rouelle3 as gracing the court of Versailles . And , indeed , wisdom never appears so charming as when graced and pro- tected by beauty . To these advantages may be added the ...
... seen as bright a circle of beauty at the chemical lectures of Rouelle3 as gracing the court of Versailles . And , indeed , wisdom never appears so charming as when graced and pro- tected by beauty . To these advantages may be added the ...
Pagina 77
... seen these harmless reptiles , " continues he , " come down once a year from the mountains , rank and file , cover the whole shore , and ply busily about , each in request of a shell to please it . Nothing can be more amusing than their ...
... seen these harmless reptiles , " continues he , " come down once a year from the mountains , rank and file , cover the whole shore , and ply busily about , each in request of a shell to please it . Nothing can be more amusing than their ...
Pagina 127
... seen through upon a first acquaintance : such are the proper models to draw from ; they are at once striking , and are found in great abundance . Though it would be inexcusable in a comedian to add anything of his own to the poet's ...
... seen through upon a first acquaintance : such are the proper models to draw from ; they are at once striking , and are found in great abundance . Though it would be inexcusable in a comedian to add anything of his own to the poet's ...
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CHAPTER | 3 |
III | 21 |
Of the present state of polite learning in Italy | 27 |
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