by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Mary ShelleyLove's PhilosophyOn the Medusa of Leonardo Da Vinci in the Florentine Gallery Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. 1.
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or D.C. From the beginning—that is, finish with a repetition of the first strain. A term in music. (Italian.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DabD.T. A B…
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