Marc Antony and the dead Cæsar.
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Antigone and Ismene. Greek mythology.
The Burial of Atala. Francois Auguste Chateaubriand.
Archimedes of Syracuse. Mathematician of antiquity.
Atta Troll. Heinrich Heine.
“Atta Troll. A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Heinrich Heine
Atta Troll.
“Atta Troll. A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a narrative poem by Heinrich Heine, which was written in 1841 and 1843 appeared in the newspaper for the elegant world – incomplete and never completes. Atta Troll is one of the most virtuosic works Heines.
Don Manuel discovers Beatrice.
Don Manuel discovers Beatrice. By C. Jaeger
Don Manuel discovers Beatrice.
The Bride of Messina by Friedrich Schiller.
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Becky Sharp. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.
The Egg of Columbus. Washington Irving’s “Columbus”.
Christopher Columbus during a meal at Cardinal Mendoza in 1493
The Egg of Columbus
The Egg of Columbus is a phrase that describes an amazingly simple solution to an intractable problem.
Roland at the Battle of Roncesvalles.
Roland at the Battle of Roncesvalles.
Roland at the Battle of Roncesvalles.
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The Fairy Queen. Florimel and the Witch.
Alethe, Priestess of Isis. The Epicurean, by Thomas Moore.
Alethe, Priestess of Isis.
Alethe, Priestess of Isis.
The Epicurean, a Tale by Thomas Moore.