Word: mansion
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...opening of the play, the king is seated at table with Oliver-Le-Daim, his barber and favorite, when a great commotion is heard in the street, and Gringoire, the vagabond poet, is seen outside. Gringoire has incurred the enmity of Oliver, who summons him into the mansion and compels him to sing one of his ballads with which all the streets of Paris are ringing. The ballad is directed against the king, and Oliver hopes to bring about the composer's ruin by having him sing it in the royal presence. At the close of the song the king...
...opening of the play, the king is sitting at table with Olivier-Le-Daim, his barber and favorite, when a great commotion is heard in the street, and Gringoire, the vagabond poet, is seen without. Gringoire has incurred the enmity of Olivier, who summons him into the mansion and compels him to sing a ballad of his with which all the streets of Paris are ringing. The ballad is directed against the king, and Olivier hopes to bring about the composer's ruin by having him sing it in the royal presence. At its close the king commands Olivier...
...Francis Bullard '86 of Boston has again lent to the Fogg Museum his beautiful watercolor drawing of Tintagell Castle by Turner. It is now on view in the upper gallery, together with the other Turner drawings which are as follows: "Devonport," "The Simplon," "Mansion with Shaded Grounds," an "Early Drawing," and a "Sketch...