It's exquisite, dating from a moment when religious paintings " became a matter of delectation rather than only devotion,"
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The rumours of another castrato sequestered in the Vatican for the personal delectation of the Pontiff until as recently as 1959 have been proven false.
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His earliest literary efforts were in the direction of fiction-' thrilling romances,'composed for the delectation of his school-fellows.
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And the relics that Sotheby's has enshrined for public delectation are symbols not so much of a great romance but of a passion for security.
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A place created for American delectation, where our appetites, be they for art or romance or crude oil, could easily and cheaply be met.
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But unfortunately, his manner on camera suggests nothing so much as a chattering dilettante viewing the case in question as a theatrical mounted for his exquisite delectation.
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Any profiteer or publicity hound that can find his way to Terre Haute will do so, and will soon be dutifully showcased on TV for our delectation.
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Weinstein, who had never developed a television show, was more than happy to offer up his sometimes-humiliating experiences for the delectation of HBO viewers.
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Arber wrote that " The Poets of that age, wrote for their own delectation and for that of their friends : and not for the general public.
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Perhaps right now, somewhere in Downtown's newly forming Silicon Alley, the great new G-minor Ballade is being constructed for our ease and delectation.
