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Page 51
... artist may be inspired to create , not only by his impulse to achieve a ' rhythmic unity ' or convey ' plastic ... artists to work on the design of chairs and tables and all the other equipment of a well - planned twentieth - century ...
... artist may be inspired to create , not only by his impulse to achieve a ' rhythmic unity ' or convey ' plastic ... artists to work on the design of chairs and tables and all the other equipment of a well - planned twentieth - century ...
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... artist , though her products were apt to be delicate suggestions for pictures rather than definitely accomplished works ; and , between them , they had made Sutton Veny , part of which dated back to the Middle Ages , a particularly ...
... artist , though her products were apt to be delicate suggestions for pictures rather than definitely accomplished works ; and , between them , they had made Sutton Veny , part of which dated back to the Middle Ages , a particularly ...
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... artist's impulse and wish for everyone to live at full height ' , continued to absorb her until he left the country . A later romance had much more definite results it assisted her to write a novel . This does not mean , of course ...
... artist's impulse and wish for everyone to live at full height ' , continued to absorb her until he left the country . A later romance had much more definite results it assisted her to write a novel . This does not mean , of course ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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