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... began in Italy , and it was there that man began to turn from the medieval preoccupation with death , to raise his eyes from long dwelling on the grave , and to rejoice in the dear life of earth and the glory of this beautiful world ...
... began in Italy , and it was there that man began to turn from the medieval preoccupation with death , to raise his eyes from long dwelling on the grave , and to rejoice in the dear life of earth and the glory of this beautiful world ...
Page 376
... began with Montesquieu , whose Lettres Persanes are a series of gay , light - hearted correspondence supposed to be written by Persian travellers in Paris , wittily describing the corruption of French life , and making serious ...
... began with Montesquieu , whose Lettres Persanes are a series of gay , light - hearted correspondence supposed to be written by Persian travellers in Paris , wittily describing the corruption of French life , and making serious ...
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... began to display interest in fiction of a different sort . They beheld in Main Street a picture , realistic , honest , sincere , even if somewhat one - sided , not of themselves , to be sure , but obviously of their next - door ...
... began to display interest in fiction of a different sort . They beheld in Main Street a picture , realistic , honest , sincere , even if somewhat one - sided , not of themselves , to be sure , but obviously of their next - door ...
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