Nathaniel Hawthorne :
Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
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Sculptures
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Love
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Architecture
Gift it
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