Villa Verocchio; Or, The Youth of Leonardo Da Vinci: A Tale |
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... soon wandered through the vine- yard , down the hill , to the small petulant brook which the young Da Vinci made use of for trials of his own ingenuity . In the present instance he had made a series of little mill - wheels , and fixed ...
... soon wandered through the vine- yard , down the hill , to the small petulant brook which the young Da Vinci made use of for trials of his own ingenuity . In the present instance he had made a series of little mill - wheels , and fixed ...
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... more freely , and experience soon showed him that it was here and here only that his genius was unfettered . When , therefore , he came to his favourite villa , the precious hours stolen , as LEONARDO DA VINCI . 23 CHAP. II. ...
... more freely , and experience soon showed him that it was here and here only that his genius was unfettered . When , therefore , he came to his favourite villa , the precious hours stolen , as LEONARDO DA VINCI . 23 CHAP. II. ...
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... soon as possible , what a consoling hope ! —and they found themselves at their own fountain with the consciousness that they had done a great deed , though , in truth , their triumph over Donna Placida had been almost forgotten in the ...
... soon as possible , what a consoling hope ! —and they found themselves at their own fountain with the consciousness that they had done a great deed , though , in truth , their triumph over Donna Placida had been almost forgotten in the ...
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... They comforted themselves , however , with the pros- pect of a visit to the forbidden chamber as soon as Dame Placida should have commenced her daily siesta 34 VILLA VEROCCHIO , OR Meanwhile it was a day of misfortunes with ...
... They comforted themselves , however , with the pros- pect of a visit to the forbidden chamber as soon as Dame Placida should have commenced her daily siesta 34 VILLA VEROCCHIO , OR Meanwhile it was a day of misfortunes with ...
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A Tale Diana Louisa Macdonald. soon as Dame Placida should have commenced her daily siesta . To try their patience , this was later than usual , and even then the gardener , who was training a vine on the house , remained so long within ...
A Tale Diana Louisa Macdonald. soon as Dame Placida should have commenced her daily siesta . To try their patience , this was later than usual , and even then the gardener , who was training a vine on the house , remained so long within ...
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Abbess Angela Angela's eyes answered Leonardo Aunt Placida Basilio beautiful bound in morocco chamber child chio church Cimabue cloth coloured companion Cornelia Cosmo countenance dear Leone Donna Lucia Donna Placida door easel Edition ENCYCLOPÆDIA Engravings on Wood entered exclaimed Leonardo eyes father Fcap fear feelings felt Florence Foolscap 8vo garden gaze gela hand happy Hayday heart History hour Illustrations J. C. Loudon Jane Marcet lady Leonardo da Vinci looked Lorenzo Lorenzo di Credi Loudon Madonna Maestro master Medici mind morocco nardo never numerous Owen Owen Jones painter painting perceiving picture Pietro Plates Portrait Post 8vo PUBLISHED BY MESSRS pupil replied Da Vinci rocchio Rosa del Monte rotella Royal Santa Rosa Signora silent Sister Madalena smile soon Square crown 8vo studio tears thought Treatise turned Veroc Veronica Villa Verocchio vols Wood Engravings Woodcuts youth
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