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30 John Street Academician admirable already mentioned Already noticed amongst anatomy animals appears ART IN LIVERPOOL Artists in Liverpool black chalk black lead CADDICK Castle catalogue Charles Eyes Chepstow Castle Church collection colours companion copy crayons DANIEL DAULBY death Derby dissected Ditto ditto drawing in Indian eminent enamel engraved etchings executed exhibition father favour favourite Formby gallery Gentleman George Stubbs Godolphin Arabian guineas half-length Hall Head HENRY BLUNDELL honour Indian ink Joseph Knutsford Lion Devouring London Lord Lord Grosvenor Marquis of Rockingham Mayer merit miniature Ozias Humphrey PATRICK MCMORLAND Paul Sandby Peter Paul Rubens picture plates portrait painter prints pupil Redgrave RICHARD TATE Rome Roscoe's Royal Academy Scene Sea Piece Sir Joshua Reynolds sketch STRINGER Stubbs painted talent Tarleton taste THOMAS CHUBBARD Tigers tinted drawing town water-colours Watts's Views whilst whole-length William Roscoe Wright Young Roscoe
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Page 71 - And full of wrath bent on his enemies. At once the four spread out their starry wings, With dreadful shade contiguous, and the orbs Of his fierce chariot roll'd, as with the sound Of torrent floods, or of a numerous host. He on his impious foes right onward drove, Gloomy as night ; under his burning wheels The steadfast empyrean shook throughout, All but the throne itself of God.
Page 112 - A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a common Fowl,
Page 72 - Peace to his soul, if God's good pleasure be ! — Lord cardinal, if thou think'st on heaven's bliss, Hold up thy hand, make signal of thy hope. — He dies, and makes no sign : — O God, forgive him ! War.
Page 13 - In happiest hues array'd the Earth ; Still varying in each varied scene, Bedeck'd the smiling meads with Green, Blush'd in the flower, and ting'd the fruit, More lovely still as more minute ; O'er every part a veil of beauty cast, In heav'nly colours bright, thro
Page 15 - Their aid if mingling colours give, To bid the mimic landscape live ; The visual concert breaks upon the eyes, With every different charm which Music's hand supplies. If, torn from all we hold most dear, The tedious moments slowly roll, Can Music's tenderest accents cheer The silent grief that melts the soul? Or can the POET'S boasted art The healing balm of peace impart? — Ah, no! — "T is only PAINTING'S power Can soothe the sad, the painful hour ; Can bring the much-loved form to view, In features...
Page 113 - We are told that he more than once carried a dead horse on his back up two or three flights of a narrow staircase to the dissecting room.
Page 12 - But rais'd their altars here, and fix'd their happier home. Swift fly the hovering shades of Night, When bursts the orient dawn of Day; As swift before their mental light The clouds of Ignorance decay. First came the MUSE — her great design Each dull sensation to refine ; To plant in every rugged breast The seeds of GENIUS and of TASTE ; To bid the heart expand with woe, Or with the great example glow, Or smile along the sportive page, Or shrink at Satire's pointed rage ; Thro' Fancy's realms the...
Page 14 - PAINTING'S glowing hand An equal share of praise command; In every province claim her mingled part, The wondering sense to charm, or moralize the heart. Majestic, nervous, bold, and strong, Let ANGELO with MILTON vie; Opposed to WALLER'S amorous song, His art let wanton TITIAN try; Let great ROMANO'S free design Contend with DRYDEN'S pompous line; And chaste CORREGGIO'S gi'aceful air, With POPE'S unblemished page compare...
Page 101 - The myology-neurology, and angiology of men, have not been carried to such perfection in two ages, as these horses by you. How is it possible a single man can execute such a plan with so much accuracy and industry...
Page 102 - I am amazed to meet in the same person so great an anatomist, so accurate a painter, and so excellent an engraver.