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... time learnt perfectly whatever his tutor had left for him to do . Salvator made no reply , but received his father's commands with a look of sullen in- difference , and as soon as he was gone took STORY OF A PAINTER'S LIFE . 11.
... time learnt perfectly whatever his tutor had left for him to do . Salvator made no reply , but received his father's commands with a look of sullen in- difference , and as soon as he was gone took STORY OF A PAINTER'S LIFE . 11.
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Mrs. C. E. Bowen. difference , and as soon as he was gone took up his station by the window , which fortunately for him commanded a fine view of Vesuvius and the surrounding country . That afternoon there was to be a grand fête in Naples ...
Mrs. C. E. Bowen. difference , and as soon as he was gone took up his station by the window , which fortunately for him commanded a fine view of Vesuvius and the surrounding country . That afternoon there was to be a grand fête in Naples ...
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... took another look at the wall , and leaving the room , sought Rosa . “ I have come , " said he , " to offer you some advice about your son's future . Let him be brought up to the profession his soul already craves after . He has a real ...
... took another look at the wall , and leaving the room , sought Rosa . “ I have come , " said he , " to offer you some advice about your son's future . Let him be brought up to the profession his soul already craves after . He has a real ...
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... took his leave and returned to the monastery , where he told Father Antonio that Rosa was the most pig - headed fool he had ever met with , and the young Salvator , a lad of rare artistic power , which it could only be hoped would break ...
... took his leave and returned to the monastery , where he told Father Antonio that Rosa was the most pig - headed fool he had ever met with , and the young Salvator , a lad of rare artistic power , which it could only be hoped would break ...
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... took place in the early part of the seventeenth century ) , there was but little con- fidence between parents and children ; and this family was no exception to the general rule . Rosa went to the principal of the Collegio Somasco , and ...
... took place in the early part of the seventeenth century ) , there was but little con- fidence between parents and children ; and this family was no exception to the general rule . Rosa went to the principal of the Collegio Somasco , and ...
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