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, so strongly desired by him, as I know from the many times I have talked to him
, so strongly desired by him, as I know from the many times I have talked to him
Because, although it is very true that I have a strong desire to see you again,
long absence; and particularly the wine casks, which, envying the praise you have
be strong enough to cause you any palpitation of the heart, and thus assured I have
I am astonished that a courier has left you without any letters from me, as I have
I have read and reread them, savoring them in private, and I return them to you,
you gave my letter to Her Ladyship the Ambassadress, and if so whether it may have
tranquility and silence, which bodes well for a happy and prosperous outcome, as I have
better be able to understand the difficulties and problems that Galileo might have
All that we have left of Galileo’s handiwork are two telescopes and a broken lens