Quotes with specimen

  • Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.

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  • Benjamin Disraeli A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    American short story writer (1804 - 1864)
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  • Bayard Taylor Melrose is the finest remaining specimen of Gothic architecture in Scotland. Some of the sculptured flowers in the cloister arches are remarkably beautiful and delicate, and the two windows - the south and east oriels - are of a lightness and grace of execution really surprising.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Susan Sontag Nature in America has always been suspect, on the defensive, cannibalized by progress. In America, every specimen becomes a relic.
    Susan Sontag
    American writer, filmmaker, teacher, and political activist (1933 - 2004)
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  • Milan Kundera The serial number of a human specimen is the face, that accidental and unrepeatable combination of features. It reflects neither character nor soul, nor what we call the self. The face is only the serial number of a specimen.
    Milan Kundera
    Tsjech writer and criticus (1929 - 2023)
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