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    What's the meaning of 'precocious joy' and 'naughty glee'?

    It's related to a girl's adventure into her grandfather's chamber in order to find a secret room where he kept his collection. The complete sentence: 'But there was no thrill in this discovery, no precocious joy, no naughty glee - only the knowledge that I had stumbled onto something terrible.'
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    What's the meaning of 'bewitching delicacy'?

    It's in this paragraph: He looked away, toward a Flemish painting of bewitching delicacy on his wall. Is the phrase referring to quality of the painting, or Flemish food, or perception?
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    What's the meaning of 'bewitching delicacy'?

    It's in this paragraph: He looked away, toward a Flemish painting of bewitching delicacy on his wall. Is the phrase referring to quality of the painting, or Flemish food, or perception?
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    what is a gift-folio volume?

    it's related to bookbinding in medieval italian
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