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Page 16
... was indeed too young to excite hopes in the more elderly ladies , but another more fortunate , if he knew his happiness , ( " sua si bona norit , " ) was exposed to the attacks , more or less open , of every unmarried woman .
... was indeed too young to excite hopes in the more elderly ladies , but another more fortunate , if he knew his happiness , ( " sua si bona norit , " ) was exposed to the attacks , more or less open , of every unmarried woman .
Page 31
The " per star meglio , " the better than best , has not been less fatal to Canova than many other artists . In passing into the next room , we come into the midst of the " Portraits . " Here are the recent statues of " the Mother of ...
The " per star meglio , " the better than best , has not been less fatal to Canova than many other artists . In passing into the next room , we come into the midst of the " Portraits . " Here are the recent statues of " the Mother of ...
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... and most exact and satisfactory in its proportions , with reference no less to its own parts , than to the buildings with which it is connected which latter is a point of taste too little attended to in objects of this kind .
... and most exact and satisfactory in its proportions , with reference no less to its own parts , than to the buildings with which it is connected which latter is a point of taste too little attended to in objects of this kind .
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