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Word: sanseverina (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Duchess of Sanseverina, the real heroine of Stendhal's Charterhouse of Parma, understood all such things when she considered the prospects of her lover and sighed, "J'ai vu tomber tant de choses que j'avais crues eternelles." (I have seen the fall of so many things that I had thought eternal.) The man with the golden helmet understood that too, no matter who painted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Man with the Golden Helmet | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

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