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"How sad that the roses are fading!
The flowers in the garden decline,
The days are perceptibly shading,
The night-stars more brilliantly shine."
British General John William Gordon, Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (25 January 1708 – 4 February 1787), Italian
Major-General Sir John William Gordon (4 November 1814 – 8 February 1870) was a British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers.
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (16 April 1755 – 30 March 1842), also known as Madame Le Brun, a prominent French portrait painter of the late 18th century.
The 8th lunar mansion is Al Nathra, meaning "The Gap" or "The Crib". It is found between 0 and 12°51' degrees in the sign of Cancer. The attribution assigned to it by Ibn Arabi is "The Footstool". After the Throne has been established, Divine sets a stool to be seated upon.
Sleeping Beauty, Léon Bakst (27 January (8 February) 1866 – 28 December 1924), a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Belarusian origin.