Villa Verocchio; Or, The Youth of Leonardo Da Vinci: A Tale |
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... hand , and with the other gently besprinkling them with a few drops of water , she might well have personated Spring itself in all its loveliness . But before each violet had received the intended refreshment , quick footsteps were ...
... hand , and with the other gently besprinkling them with a few drops of water , she might well have personated Spring itself in all its loveliness . But before each violet had received the intended refreshment , quick footsteps were ...
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... hand would have led him to avoid . His uni- versal aptitude for instruction would alone have promised great results in the eyes of a zealous teacher : but Pietro da Vinci was much per- plexed how to dispose of a clever son ; and that ...
... hand would have led him to avoid . His uni- versal aptitude for instruction would alone have promised great results in the eyes of a zealous teacher : but Pietro da Vinci was much per- plexed how to dispose of a clever son ; and that ...
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... hand , the solemn head of a Jupiter , or lovely countenance of a Madonna , was fully admired ; and An- gela was not content until she had separated the funny pictures from the others , a matter in which she evinced much discrimination ...
... hand , the solemn head of a Jupiter , or lovely countenance of a Madonna , was fully admired ; and An- gela was not content until she had separated the funny pictures from the others , a matter in which she evinced much discrimination ...
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... hand . True to her intention , in a few minutes came Angela back , almost breathless , but with a half - frightened , half - roguish expression on her face . " Quick , Leone ! " she cried , as she gave him a gentle pull forward ; " aunt ...
... hand . True to her intention , in a few minutes came Angela back , almost breathless , but with a half - frightened , half - roguish expression on her face . " Quick , Leone ! " she cried , as she gave him a gentle pull forward ; " aunt ...
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... hand more steady , and his judgment more decided than at Florence , when sur- rounded by pupils or admiring critics , and dis- turbed or interrupted at any moment . In this lofty , spacious apartment , where none but the most intimate ...
... hand more steady , and his judgment more decided than at Florence , when sur- rounded by pupils or admiring critics , and dis- turbed or interrupted at any moment . In this lofty , spacious apartment , where none but the most intimate ...
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