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The half, however, has not been told; and we must now pass on to speak of lunar influences upon the birth, health, intellect, and fortune of microcosmical man.

From Moon Lore by Harley, Timothy

As well as in certain other particulars, the life of a country house is microcosmical in this—escape from the requirements of human relationship is impossible.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various