Manfred Von

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    “Heaven nor hell shall impede my designs,” said Manfred, advancing again to seize the princess. At that instant the portrait of his grandfather ... uttered a deep sigh and heaved its breast. ... Manfred ... saw it quit its panel, and descend on the floor with a grave and melancholy air.
    Horace Walpole (1717–1797)

    One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)