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The stones of Venice : v.2, the sea-stories (1853)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · London : Smith, Elder · leaf 168

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inthe house once belonging to Marco Polo, at St. Giovanni Gris-ostomo. § xxvi. This cross, though graceful and rich, and given be-cause it happens to be one of the best preserved, is unchar-acteristic in one respect; for, instead of the central rose atthe meeting of the arms, we usually find a hand… … H<F^ S * i

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