There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.Francis Bacon · The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Read the saying and check its sourcesThere is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Francis Bacon · The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
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- Wikiquote (en) · Francis Bacon · Quotes · estratto «There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.» · Of Beauty https://www.authorama.com/essays-of-francis-bacon-43.html
- Francis Bacon · The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral · Riscontro testuale dell’estratto; edizione Gutenberg 575
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