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... once were given a chance to live his life as he naturally wished , all the meaningless madnesses - poverty , roguery , harlotry , super- stition , courts ( both royal and police ) , and fashions all would disappear forever ...
... once were given a chance to live his life as he naturally wished , all the meaningless madnesses - poverty , roguery , harlotry , super- stition , courts ( both royal and police ) , and fashions all would disappear forever ...
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... once without symbolism , was the Fairy's Funeral . ' To appreciate the amusing side of the story we must picture Blake ' in company ' sitting beside some lady of whom he knew little . Conversation lagged ; his mind wandered . Then ...
... once without symbolism , was the Fairy's Funeral . ' To appreciate the amusing side of the story we must picture Blake ' in company ' sitting beside some lady of whom he knew little . Conversation lagged ; his mind wandered . Then ...
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... once remarked that he could look at a knot of wood until he was frightened at it . And when inspiration failed , he and his wife knelt in prayer , 3 just as Fra Angelico had done five centuries before . In fact , Blake once defined such ...
... once remarked that he could look at a knot of wood until he was frightened at it . And when inspiration failed , he and his wife knelt in prayer , 3 just as Fra Angelico had done five centuries before . In fact , Blake once defined such ...
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THE INEFFABLE SECRET | 1 |
THE TEMPORAL BLAKE III | 13 |
IMPERISHABLE SKETCHES | 25 |
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