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... century of study and meditation . But it is not thus with music , with painting , or with sculpture . Still less is it thus with poetry . The progress of refinement rarely supplies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may ...
... century of study and meditation . But it is not thus with music , with painting , or with sculpture . Still less is it thus with poetry . The progress of refinement rarely supplies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may ...
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... centuries , the innumerable crowd of Gods and Goddesses . In like manner the ancient Persians thought it impious to exhibit the Creator under a human form . Yet even these transferred to the Sun the worship which , in speculation , they ...
... centuries , the innumerable crowd of Gods and Goddesses . In like manner the ancient Persians thought it impious to exhibit the Creator under a human form . Yet even these transferred to the Sun the worship which , in speculation , they ...
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... century it attained its full vigour , and , after a long and doubtful conflict , triumphed over the abilities and courage of the Swabian Princes . The assistance of the Ecclesiastical power had greatly contributed to F 2 MACHIAVELLI . 67.
... century it attained its full vigour , and , after a long and doubtful conflict , triumphed over the abilities and courage of the Swabian Princes . The assistance of the Ecclesiastical power had greatly contributed to F 2 MACHIAVELLI . 67.
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... century . The revenue of the Republic amounted to three hun- dred thousand florins ; a sum which , allowing for the ... centuries ago , yielded annually to Elizabeth . The manufacture of wool alone employed two hundred factories and ...
... century . The revenue of the Republic amounted to three hun- dred thousand florins ; a sum which , allowing for the ... centuries ago , yielded annually to Elizabeth . The manufacture of wool alone employed two hundred factories and ...
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... century came forth the Divine Comedy , beyond comparison the greatest work of imagination which had appeared since the poems of Homer . The following generation produced indeed no second Dante : but it was eminently dis- tinguished by ...
... century came forth the Divine Comedy , beyond comparison the greatest work of imagination which had appeared since the poems of Homer . The following generation produced indeed no second Dante : but it was eminently dis- tinguished by ...
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