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The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)

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in de Saint Pierre. The artist has chosen that passage of the author where,speaking of the mother of Virginia and of that of Paul,he says, their mutual friendship daily increased at thesight of their children, the fruit of an attachment equallyunfortunate. They took delight in plunging them in… … - ZoruLm fodJeS?utrpeJ0ubiy.-23o8. THE LION OF FLORENCE. MONSIAU. Towards the end of the seventeenth century, a Lionescaped from the menagerie of the Grand Duke, and ranthrough the streets of Florence, spreading every wherethe utmost terror and dismay. A woman, flying fromhis fury, with her infant…

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