“Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.”
L'étude prête une sorte de magie à tout ce qui nous environne.
The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part II: A Woman Without a Heart
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L'étude prête une sorte de magie à tout ce qui nous environne.
The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part II: A Woman Without a Heart
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