The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 35
... Italians , defend a position in line , provided the assailants give them time to deploy . But the English alone have hitherto attacked in line , though I believe that the armies of other nations are beginning in this respect to follow ...
... Italians , defend a position in line , provided the assailants give them time to deploy . But the English alone have hitherto attacked in line , though I believe that the armies of other nations are beginning in this respect to follow ...
Page 39
... Italian , Asiatic and African , have in their turn undergone the fiery trial ; yet it would be difficult to discriminate the special features which have distinguished each , or to award the palm of fortitude among the rival martyrs ...
... Italian , Asiatic and African , have in their turn undergone the fiery trial ; yet it would be difficult to discriminate the special features which have distinguished each , or to award the palm of fortitude among the rival martyrs ...
Page 69
... Italian republics were thus represented ; the Lombards princi- pally residing in Lombard Street , which still retains their name . But when the Italian republics became a prey to anarchy , their commercial importance rapidly declined ...
... Italian republics were thus represented ; the Lombards princi- pally residing in Lombard Street , which still retains their name . But when the Italian republics became a prey to anarchy , their commercial importance rapidly declined ...
Page 71
... Italian shipwrights were for the most part first employed . But it was not till the reign of Elizabeth that England ( to use the words of Purchas ) was ' freed from Easterlings ' and Lombards ' borrowed legs , ' and began to conduct her ...
... Italian shipwrights were for the most part first employed . But it was not till the reign of Elizabeth that England ( to use the words of Purchas ) was ' freed from Easterlings ' and Lombards ' borrowed legs , ' and began to conduct her ...
Page 106
... Italy had not been succeeded by a reaction of vigour . The painters , ' said Reynolds , ' before the age of Raphael are better than the painters since the time of Carlo Maratti . The reason is , the former have nothing but truth in view ...
... Italy had not been succeeded by a reaction of vigour . The painters , ' said Reynolds , ' before the age of Raphael are better than the painters since the time of Carlo Maratti . The reason is , the former have nothing but truth in view ...
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