Illustrated London [engr. by A.H. Payne, with text by W.I. Bicknell. 2 pt., both imperf.].1846 |
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... continued quite round the edifice . The solidity of the Hall deserves notice for its splen- dour . The plinth , six feet high , is formed of large granite blocks from Devonshire , the walls being built of Portland stone . Some of the ...
... continued quite round the edifice . The solidity of the Hall deserves notice for its splen- dour . The plinth , six feet high , is formed of large granite blocks from Devonshire , the walls being built of Portland stone . Some of the ...
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... continued to William Frizel and Thomas Witherings by Charles I. , in 1632. Previous to this time it would appear that private individuals were accustomed to convey letters to and from foreign parts ; all such interference , therefore ...
... continued to William Frizel and Thomas Witherings by Charles I. , in 1632. Previous to this time it would appear that private individuals were accustomed to convey letters to and from foreign parts ; all such interference , therefore ...
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... continued to languish . It must also be apparent that what is done for the promotion of the arts should be conducted upon a large scale . It is not enough that individual patronage should be found ; our societies , to do anything ...
... continued to languish . It must also be apparent that what is done for the promotion of the arts should be conducted upon a large scale . It is not enough that individual patronage should be found ; our societies , to do anything ...
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... continued to flourish . Sir Joshua Reynolds died in 1792 , and was succeeded by Benjamin West , Esq . , an American by birth ; he was followed by Sir Thomas Lawrence , and he again by the late Sir Martin Archer Shee . A succession also ...
... continued to flourish . Sir Joshua Reynolds died in 1792 , and was succeeded by Benjamin West , Esq . , an American by birth ; he was followed by Sir Thomas Lawrence , and he again by the late Sir Martin Archer Shee . A succession also ...
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... continued almost to the last to paint with considerable power , yet he was overlooked , and his professional business failed . The Academy at different times generously assisted him ; and for the last two or three years of his life he ...
... continued almost to the last to paint with considerable power , yet he was overlooked , and his professional business failed . The Academy at different times generously assisted him ; and for the last two or three years of his life he ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 105 - Behold, how good and how pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity...
Seite 70 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And...
Seite 70 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Seite 70 - The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise.
Seite 278 - Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs; Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth; Let's choose executors and talk of wills : And yet not so — for what can we bequeath Save our deposed bodies to the ground? Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke's, And nothing can we call our own but death, And that small model...
Seite 328 - And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Seite 155 - An act for granting during the continuance of the present war, and until six months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, an additional bounty OB the exportation of the silk manufactures of Great Britain.
Seite 279 - For Heaven's sake let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings: How some have been depos'd, some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have depos'd, Some poison'd by their wives, some sleeping kill'd, All murder'd.
Seite 9 - Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around. Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays!
Seite 71 - Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you the office of the ministry in the Church of Christ, to serve God for the promoting of his glory and the edifying of his people ? Answ.