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Lord, Who still keeps her alive, when for every natural cause she should surely have
Lord, Who still keeps her alive, when for every natural cause she should surely have
The tiny field of view shows the enormous amount of difficulty Galileo must have
is surely true that she shows herself to be that same most gracious lady, as you have
All that we have left of Galileo’s handiwork are two telescopes and a broken lens
Meanwhile, Sire, you will have been here and had the chance to speak of it directly
That the letter you wrote me last week brought me the greatest pleasure and joy, I have
Most Beloved Lord Father Because I am absolutely certain that by now you must have
this week because I really wanted to send you the ortolans, but in the end none have
such thoughts display a vile and cowardly spirit, because with generosity I would have
I could not help but blush for shame, although on the other hand I am happy to have