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Page 72
... Augustus a wall . And then , had a mighty theme been proposed , could Augustus , lacking Delacroix's imaginative and executive impetus , have adequately handled it ? A Romantic he may have been , but he was also a melancholic ; and his ...
... Augustus a wall . And then , had a mighty theme been proposed , could Augustus , lacking Delacroix's imaginative and executive impetus , have adequately handled it ? A Romantic he may have been , but he was also a melancholic ; and his ...
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... Augustus with deep affec- tion but , now and then , with some alarm ; and he once described to me how , during the War years , he had visited the Johns ' country house . Wartime rationing was still severe , and he felt that he must ...
... Augustus with deep affec- tion but , now and then , with some alarm ; and he once described to me how , during the War years , he had visited the Johns ' country house . Wartime rationing was still severe , and he felt that he must ...
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... Augustus the imaginative boldness that a shy , doubt - ridden man required , and helped him scale those rugged ... Augustus , who , as he leaned across the table and began to stroke her dark dishevelled head , resembled an old dog ...
... Augustus the imaginative boldness that a shy , doubt - ridden man required , and helped him scale those rugged ... Augustus , who , as he leaned across the table and began to stroke her dark dishevelled head , resembled an old dog ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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