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at present: provided it is something that I might be able to understand, and you have
at present: provided it is something that I might be able to understand, and you have
Meanwhile, Sire, you will have been here and had the chance to speak of it directly
indications you give me, Sire, for I discern a waning of the warm affection you have
The tiny field of view shows the enormous amount of difficulty Galileo must have
All that we have left of Galileo’s handiwork are two telescopes and a broken lens
That the letter you wrote me last week brought me the greatest pleasure and joy, I have
this week because I really wanted to send you the ortolans, but in the end none have
Most Beloved Lord Father Because I am absolutely certain that by now you must have
such thoughts display a vile and cowardly spirit, because with generosity I would have
Lord Father I was thinking of playing a wonderful joke on you, Sire, which was to have