The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volumen6Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810 |
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... vigour of Lucan with the purity of Virgil ; but we cannot avoid being charmed at the noble and delicate turn he has given to his thoughts . In short , he was one of the good poets who did honour to the commencement of the XVIth ...
... vigour of Lucan with the purity of Virgil ; but we cannot avoid being charmed at the noble and delicate turn he has given to his thoughts . In short , he was one of the good poets who did honour to the commencement of the XVIth ...
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... vigour broke through the restraints which his policy had im- posed . At length the death of Sylla opened the promised career to his ambition . He soon attained the highest popularity , by his liberal benefactions , and his constant ...
... vigour broke through the restraints which his policy had im- posed . At length the death of Sylla opened the promised career to his ambition . He soon attained the highest popularity , by his liberal benefactions , and his constant ...
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... vigour . But these defects of character were more than coun- terbalanced by his private virtues . He was a tender parent , a zealous friend , and a kind master . Of his conduct , as a husband , we cannot speak with equal cer- tainty ...
... vigour . But these defects of character were more than coun- terbalanced by his private virtues . He was a tender parent , a zealous friend , and a kind master . Of his conduct , as a husband , we cannot speak with equal cer- tainty ...
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... vigour and har- mony of chiaro - scur differ essentially only in one par- ticular : Rembrandt calculated the effect of his pictures on the necessary distance between the painting and the eye of the spectator ; Gerard Douw was desirous ...
... vigour and har- mony of chiaro - scur differ essentially only in one par- ticular : Rembrandt calculated the effect of his pictures on the necessary distance between the painting and the eye of the spectator ; Gerard Douw was desirous ...
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... vigour . It is true that the latter , the painter of the misfortunes , and dissentions , of the most flourishing states of Greece , required a broader pencil than that which delineated their brilliant exploits , and admirable triumphs ...
... vigour . It is true that the latter , the painter of the misfortunes , and dissentions , of the most flourishing states of Greece , required a broader pencil than that which delineated their brilliant exploits , and admirable triumphs ...
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