A Escrava Isaura 7.97 · 7.97

The involuntary theme completes itself: 'sem o querer,' without wanting it. Her standing-out is not vanity's work but nature's. Donosa is an old, affectionate word — graceful, comely, full of charm — and pairs with bella to give the plain picture beneath the abstractions.

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