"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

Povera patria (2)

Sh: Ma quindi qual è il vostro budget?
Committente [con vergogna]: Eh, sa, più o meno *cifra irrisoria*
Sh:
Committente [mortificato]: Però può oscillare, sa, consideri *cifra ancora più irrisoria* per sicurezza.
Sh:
Committente [affranto]: Eh, lo so…
Sh: Scusi, ma… voi non dovreste essere *prestigiosa istituzione culturale*?
Committente [quasi piangendo]: Eh, ma sa, dipendiamo interamente dalle sovvenzioni statali.

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Elizabeth Gaskell — The Heart of John Middleton

I was born at Sawley, where the shadow of Pendle Hill falls at sunrise. I suppose Sawley sprang up into a village in the time of the monks, who had an abbey there. Many of the cottages are strange old places; others, again, are built

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E.T.A. Hoffman — Automata

A considerable time ago I was invited to a little evening gathering, where our friend Vincent was, along with some other people. I was detained by business, and did not arrive till very late. I was all the more surprised not to hear the slightest

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2 Comments
  • utente anonimo
    Posted at 17:36h, 06 May Reply

    vergogna! infierire così su un povero committente pubblico…

    ;*

    * t. *

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 19:18h, 06 May Reply

    Dici?

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