Essays and Dialogues of Giacomo LeopardiTrübner, 1882 - 216 Seiten |
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... century . " Though such eulogy may be , and doubtless is , excessive , the fact that it has been given testifies to the extraordinary nature of the man who is its subject . In Germany and France , Leopardi is perhaps as well known and ...
... century . " Though such eulogy may be , and doubtless is , excessive , the fact that it has been given testifies to the extraordinary nature of the man who is its subject . In Germany and France , Leopardi is perhaps as well known and ...
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... centuries that have passed since that time . He Jove formed valleys by lowering certain places ; and by exalting others he created hills and mountains . bespread the night with stars ; purified the atmosphere ; increased the brilliancy ...
... centuries that have passed since that time . He Jove formed valleys by lowering certain places ; and by exalting others he created hills and mountains . bespread the night with stars ; purified the atmosphere ; increased the brilliancy ...
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... centuries , a tendency to decline became apparent , existence , thanks to these bright illusions , was still easy and bearable enough , up to a time not very far distant from the present . This decline was chiefly due to the facility ...
... centuries , a tendency to decline became apparent , existence , thanks to these bright illusions , was still easy and bearable enough , up to a time not very far distant from the present . This decline was chiefly due to the facility ...
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... century . Or perhaps it is like Hermotimus , whose soul used to leave his body when it pleased , and stay away many years , disporting itself in foreign lands . To put an end to this game , the friends of Hermotimus burned the body ; so ...
... century . Or perhaps it is like Hermotimus , whose soul used to leave his body when it pleased , and stay away many years , disporting itself in foreign lands . To put an end to this game , the friends of Hermotimus burned the body ; so ...
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... centuries there has been in my father's house a certain poet , named Horace . He was made court poet at the suggestion of Augustus , who has been deified by Jove for his augmentation of the Roman power . In one of his songs , this poet ...
... centuries there has been in my father's house a certain poet , named Horace . He was made court poet at the suggestion of Augustus , who has been deified by Jove for his augmentation of the Roman power . In one of his songs , this poet ...
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