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He married Sonechka early, out of love. He loved her passionately only for the first two years. Then he lost interest but didn’t even notice it. He wasn’t thinking about love and women as a rule. He…
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Semyon Yushkevich
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Berlin, Weimar Republic
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1922
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Dedicated to my friend Ignacio Móntes de Oca.
Why, if summer strips the garden
Of flowers and verdant foliage,
Does Spring so generously restore
Lush greenery, soft flowers,
And brilliant color;
An…
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Salomón López Fonseca
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(Coro, Venezuela)
Date:
1877
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Gadhi, A Paria
Maja, his Wife
Benassar, Indian Attendant
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Michael Beer
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1823
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Hark! My beloved! Here he comes,
Thousands, myriads at his side,
And over me, his banner of love!
I was sleeping, but my heart
was awake within me.
I could hear but…
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Jacob ha-Sofer
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Fez, Alawi Dynasty
(Fes, Morocco)
Date:
Early 16th Century
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Robert le diable (Robert the Devil) is an opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer between 1827 and 1831. One of the first grand operas, it caused a sensation when it debuted at the Paris…
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Paris, Kingdom of France
(Paris, France)
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1831
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Thus there are two kinds of truths, equally ascertained, and therefore equally admissible; the one proceeding from intellect and called rational truth, the other formed in the heart, and called moral…
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Isaac Samuel Reggio
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Gorizia, Austrian Empire
(Gorizia, Italy)
Date:
1853
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An Explanation of the Plot of this Book
Naʿma is the daughter of a caïd of one of the regions in Iraq, and Nuʿman is her paternal first cousin, whom she married while her father was still alive. When…
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Abraham Daninos
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Algiers, French Algeria
(Algiers, Algeria)
Date:
1847
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A Play by Molière in One Act of Sixteen Scenes[Carlo, Esterina]Carlo:Is there any news, Esterina? Do you have any advice for me?Esterina:Why do you want advice? I have a lot of news for you…
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Anonymous
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1873
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One day, I was reading a certain book, which contained eight commentaries on the Song of Songs. More precious than pearls they are; all of their commentaries are sapphires, the words of the living God…
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Isaac Akrish
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1575–1578
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Here, dear reader, is a prayer for you that I composed to be recited on the first night—before your permitted intercourse, by virtue of the marriage canopy, wedding ceremony, and marriage contract…
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Pinḥas Barukh Monselice
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Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
Second Half of the 17th Century