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the man dressed in red. Van Huys painted The Game of Chess in 1471, so there’s no doubt about it. It’s Ferdinand Altenhoffen, the Duke of Ostenburg, Ostenburguensis Dux, born in 1435, died in . . . yes, that’s right, in 1474. He was about
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“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
―
“They who have been bred in the school of politics fail now and always to face the facts.”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Jacqueline’s 2025 Year in Books
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