The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey: With Historical Sketches and Descriptions of Both Churches: Forming an Entirely New and Correct Biography of All that is Interesting in the Lives and Achievements of the Most Illustrious Characters of the United Kingdoms, Volume 1J. Williams, 1839 |
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... composition by the same links through which the artist aids . the higher productions of painting , when delineating the distinct fea- tures of separate portraits . A few mortals only have ever existed and been celebrated , respecting ...
... composition by the same links through which the artist aids . the higher productions of painting , when delineating the distinct fea- tures of separate portraits . A few mortals only have ever existed and been celebrated , respecting ...
Page xvii
... composition of this monument is of varied marbles , and the effect stately . The inscription upon it recounts the nobility of the lady's line- d age , and the circumstances of her premature death in SKETCH OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY . xvii.
... composition of this monument is of varied marbles , and the effect stately . The inscription upon it recounts the nobility of the lady's line- d age , and the circumstances of her premature death in SKETCH OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY . xvii.
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... composition of a fellow - countryman . The following lines were written by Campbell , the classical au- thor of " The Pleasures of Hope , " for a Highland Society , which met in London every 21st of March , to commemorate the victory of ...
... composition of a fellow - countryman . The following lines were written by Campbell , the classical au- thor of " The Pleasures of Hope , " for a Highland Society , which met in London every 21st of March , to commemorate the victory of ...
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... composition , And learnedly developed the discipline of an upright life- Stands sacred , and sacred must remain . In argument he happily blended gravity with mildness , And in judgment , tempered its severity with urbanity : He upheld ...
... composition , And learnedly developed the discipline of an upright life- Stands sacred , and sacred must remain . In argument he happily blended gravity with mildness , And in judgment , tempered its severity with urbanity : He upheld ...
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... composition is perhaps as interestingly striking as any allegorical design can well be . Roubilliac was an artist seldom unhappy , either in the attitudes or countenances of his figures ; and accordingly , that of Eloquence in this ...
... composition is perhaps as interestingly striking as any allegorical design can well be . Roubilliac was an artist seldom unhappy , either in the attitudes or countenances of his figures ; and accordingly , that of Eloquence in this ...
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