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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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11.10.03

Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Stricken at Jaffa (March 11, 1799)
Antoine-Jean Gros
"...this picture celebrates General Bonaparte's courage and humanity, visiting the sick without fear of contagion, during the Syrian campaign."

The Louvre

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