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original , a merit that , let me tell you , is very rare at present , when translations have about as much of the spirit of the original as champaigne diluted with three parts of water , may be supposed to retain öf the pure and ...
original , a merit that , let me tell you , is very rare at present , when translations have about as much of the spirit of the original as champaigne diluted with three parts of water , may be supposed to retain öf the pure and ...
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The monk had not been long seated , when a crowd of spirits rushed in without much ceremony , and occupied the benches on both sides of a chair and table , which stood at the head of the room . Soon after this , a spirit , with a Medusa ...
The monk had not been long seated , when a crowd of spirits rushed in without much ceremony , and occupied the benches on both sides of a chair and table , which stood at the head of the room . Soon after this , a spirit , with a Medusa ...
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THE SPIRIT OF THE NATION . - It is in vain to endeavour to resist the spirit of the nation ; it will break out in spite of the efforts of learned imitators to mould it into some other form . The arts most surely follow all its caprices ...
THE SPIRIT OF THE NATION . - It is in vain to endeavour to resist the spirit of the nation ; it will break out in spite of the efforts of learned imitators to mould it into some other form . The arts most surely follow all its caprices ...
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