Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives — Alfred de Musset
Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives — Alfred de Musset
Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives — Alfred de Musset
Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives — Alfred de Musset
Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives — Alfred de Musset
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Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives

— Alfred de Musset
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