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... restored to her children and reinstated by her husband in her former honours . 729. Bartolommeo Suardi of Milan , called Bramantino from his master Bramante , early sixteenth century . The Adoration of the Magi . 691. Lo Spagna . Ecce ...
... restored to her children and reinstated by her husband in her former honours . 729. Bartolommeo Suardi of Milan , called Bramantino from his master Bramante , early sixteenth century . The Adoration of the Magi . 691. Lo Spagna . Ecce ...
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... restored . Mercury - a bust . Juno - a seated figure , much restored , but with admirable drapery . Jason fastening his sandal . Mercury - a glorious and entirely beautiful statue , found at the Torre Columbaro on the Via Appia ...
... restored . Mercury - a bust . Juno - a seated figure , much restored , but with admirable drapery . Jason fastening his sandal . Mercury - a glorious and entirely beautiful statue , found at the Torre Columbaro on the Via Appia ...
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... restored after the prisoner was cut down . Around the place of execution were raised galleries which were let to spectators ; they were destroyed by the disappointed mob who had engaged them when Dr. • Prologue by Dryden , 1684 . The ...
... restored after the prisoner was cut down . Around the place of execution were raised galleries which were let to spectators ; they were destroyed by the disappointed mob who had engaged them when Dr. • Prologue by Dryden , 1684 . The ...
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... restored to Ferdinand VII . , by whom it was given back to the Duke . " Here , as in the Notte , the light proceeds from the Saviour , who kneels at the left of the picture . Thus Christ and the angel above him appear in a bright light ...
... restored to Ferdinand VII . , by whom it was given back to the Duke . " Here , as in the Notte , the light proceeds from the Saviour , who kneels at the left of the picture . Thus Christ and the angel above him appear in a bright light ...
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... Statue of Diana - found at La Storta , much restored . 114. Apollo Citharœdus - from his temple at Cyrene . 115. Bust of Apollo- from the Albani Collection . 116. Statue of Venus preparing for the bath — given 166 WALKS IN LONDON .
... Statue of Diana - found at La Storta , much restored . 114. Apollo Citharœdus - from his temple at Cyrene . 115. Bust of Apollo- from the Albani Collection . 116. Statue of Venus preparing for the bath — given 166 WALKS IN LONDON .
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Page 233 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Page 234 - O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised: thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet.
Page 481 - And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness ; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Page 294 - Mighty victor, mighty lord ! Low on his funeral couch he lies ! No pitying heart, no eye afford . A tear to grace his obsequies.
Page 364 - EVEN such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust!
Page 193 - My lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there ; I do beseech you, send for some of them.
Page 239 - The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense.
Page 92 - He who still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning...
Page 241 - Life is a Jest, and all Things show it; I thought so once, but now I know it.
Page 319 - Malcom, Land, rediv. INSCRIPTION ON A MONUMENT ALLUDED TO IN THE SKETCH Here lyes the Loyal Duke of Newcastle, and his Duchess his second wife, by whom he had no issue. Her name was Margaret Lucas, youngest sister to the Lord Lucas of Colchester, a noble family ; for all the brothers were valiant, and all the sisters virtuous.