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A Florentine Tragedy

Chapter I

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Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.
_If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.
_The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .
. and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.
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A Florentine Tragedy

Chapter I

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Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.
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_If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.
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_The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .
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. and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

Learner Dictionary

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Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “_The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.”

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111

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

127

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

account

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

adverse

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

all

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

any

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

approval

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

artistic

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

attached

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

attitude

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

augurs

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

brief

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

cannot

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

confess

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

Courtisane

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

criticism

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

development

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

devour

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

devoured

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

endure

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

enthusiastic

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

Florentine

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

following

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

further

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

gratifying

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

hateful

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

importance

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

intentions

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

just

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From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

La

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

maintain

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

many

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

moment

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

most

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

move

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From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

others

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

personal

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

place

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

Preface

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

press

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

RICHARD

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From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

Sainte

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

shed

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

spite

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

STRAUSS

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From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.

success

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From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

suspicions

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

tear

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _If my works are of no account_, _the most gratifying success of the moment and the most enthusiastic approval of as augurs cannot make them endure_.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

Tragedy

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

vii

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

waste-paper

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From this reading _The waste-paper press can devour them as it has devoured many others_, _and I will not shed a tear .

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

works

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From this reading Preface vii La Sainte Courtisane 111 A Florentine Tragedy 127 ‘_As to my personal attitude towards criticism_, _I confess in brief the following_:—“_If my works are good and of any importance whatever for the further development of art_, _they will maintain their place in spite of all adverse criticism and in spite of all hateful suspicions attached to my artistic intentions_.

world

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From this reading . and the world will move on just the same_.”’—RICHARD STRAUSS.