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Tag Archives: Ammianus Marcellinus
I find my stories affect me rather more perhaps than is wholesome
No one of the stories mentioned here will turn out according to RLS’s dream and desire at its first conception, or even will be preserved for use afterwards as the foundation of riper work. “Clytie” is the famous Roman bust … Continue reading →
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