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The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera.”
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Beveridge expresses the unmatched experience of attending the opera in Paris, highlighting its grandeur.
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