American Eclectic and Museum of Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 1John Holmes Agnew E. Littell, 1843 - American periodicals |
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... genius completed was already much advanced by less for- tunate and gifted predecessors . This is true of Raffaelle , Michael Angelo and Correggio , whose transcendent powers were employed in the application and perfecting of principles ...
... genius completed was already much advanced by less for- tunate and gifted predecessors . This is true of Raffaelle , Michael Angelo and Correggio , whose transcendent powers were employed in the application and perfecting of principles ...
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... genius of a rival historian . vigor are conspicuous . Mr. Alison frequently speaks with warm Still , this lively melodramatic style , even and generous applause of the ardent mili- when most successful , is not that which we tary ...
... genius of a rival historian . vigor are conspicuous . Mr. Alison frequently speaks with warm Still , this lively melodramatic style , even and generous applause of the ardent mili- when most successful , is not that which we tary ...
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... genius of Napoleon . The con- of that day had written of Louis as the trary judgment has lately been proclaimed critics of whom we speak write of Napoleon . by a few military critics , and supported We should have said that he might be ...
... genius of Napoleon . The con- of that day had written of Louis as the trary judgment has lately been proclaimed critics of whom we speak write of Napoleon . by a few military critics , and supported We should have said that he might be ...
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... genius have been to any deficiency in skill on his part , but to betrayed into gross errors are innumerable . the invincible obstinacy of the British in- And , therefore , where the same man has fantry , who are admitted , even by the ...
... genius have been to any deficiency in skill on his part , but to betrayed into gross errors are innumerable . the invincible obstinacy of the British in- And , therefore , where the same man has fantry , who are admitted , even by the ...
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... genius might fail of depict- ing . The interest of the portrait is aug- mented by those minute personal peculiari- ties on which the romantic devotion of Na- poleon's followers has so often dwelt - by the classical features , the ...
... genius might fail of depict- ing . The interest of the portrait is aug- mented by those minute personal peculiari- ties on which the romantic devotion of Na- poleon's followers has so often dwelt - by the classical features , the ...
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