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Re: QUERY: VN's use of "azure"
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The Gift (Dar) was written orginally in Russian, and
first of all it should be verified what is written
in Russian text. I don´t have English version (I don´t
think that all Russian participants do), and it is
difficult to find relevant place with this reference.
Regards,
S. Soloviev
> Did VN frequently use the word 'azure' outside Pale Fire, where it
appears
> quite
> frequently? The occurrence I can find is in The Gift: "She was rosy,
this
> Venice, and the water of her lagoon was azure".
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first of all it should be verified what is written
in Russian text. I don´t have English version (I don´t
think that all Russian participants do), and it is
difficult to find relevant place with this reference.
Regards,
S. Soloviev
> Did VN frequently use the word 'azure' outside Pale Fire, where it
appears
> quite
> frequently? The occurrence I can find is in The Gift: "She was rosy,
this
> Venice, and the water of her lagoon was azure".
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