They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Am — Stendhal, The Red and the Black
They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Am — Stendhal, The Red and the Black
They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Am — Stendhal, The Red and the Black
They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Am — Stendhal, The Red and the Black
They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Am — Stendhal, The Red and the Black
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They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Amid the most lofty thoughts about annihilation, death, the infinite, etc., I can see no reality save a shocking fear of ridicule.

— Stendhal, The Red and the Black
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