Essays and Dialogues of Giacomo LeopardiTrübner, 1882 - 216 pages |
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... SOUL • 19 24 28 33 36 DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON 41 THE WAGER OF PROMETHEUS 48 DIALOGUE BETWEEN A NATURAL PHILOSOPHER AND A META- PHYSICIAN 58 DIALOGUE BETWEEN TASSO AND HIS FAMILIAR SPIRIT 65 DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURE AND AN ...
... SOUL • 19 24 28 33 36 DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON 41 THE WAGER OF PROMETHEUS 48 DIALOGUE BETWEEN A NATURAL PHILOSOPHER AND A META- PHYSICIAN 58 DIALOGUE BETWEEN TASSO AND HIS FAMILIAR SPIRIT 65 DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURE AND AN ...
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... soul fired with its own flame , which serves to illumine and vivify a theme then only too real in his country's experience , the sufferings of Italy . Patriotism pervades his earliest verse ; sadness and hopelessness that of later times ...
... soul fired with its own flame , which serves to illumine and vivify a theme then only too real in his country's experience , the sufferings of Italy . Patriotism pervades his earliest verse ; sadness and hopelessness that of later times ...
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... souls were filled with joyous hopes , and every sensation of life gave them inexpressible pleasure . Their contentment daily increased , so that they at length thought themselves supremely happy . In this peaceful state of mind they ...
... souls were filled with joyous hopes , and every sensation of life gave them inexpressible pleasure . Their contentment daily increased , so that they at length thought themselves supremely happy . In this peaceful state of mind they ...
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... their childhood . In the souls he inhabits , Love awakens and vivifies , so long as he stays there , the boundless hopes , and the sweet and fine illusions of early life . Many persons , ignorant and HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE . 13.
... their childhood . In the souls he inhabits , Love awakens and vivifies , so long as he stays there , the boundless hopes , and the sweet and fine illusions of early life . Many persons , ignorant and HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE . 13.
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