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There are many objects in nature , to which this definitiva may be applied with
cqual propriety . ... I call a period a portion of speech possessing a complete
meaning within itself , and presenting an object which is discernible at one view .
There are many objects in nature , to which this definitiva may be applied with
cqual propriety . ... I call a period a portion of speech possessing a complete
meaning within itself , and presenting an object which is discernible at one view .
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Some indeed object to this my undertaking , and apparently from motives of
affection , compare me to a painter , who rich in colours , and like another Zeuxis ,
eminent in his art , is endeavouring with all his skill and industry to give celebrity
to a ...
Some indeed object to this my undertaking , and apparently from motives of
affection , compare me to a painter , who rich in colours , and like another Zeuxis ,
eminent in his art , is endeavouring with all his skill and industry to give celebrity
to a ...
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passions , these are , to a certain extent , inconsistent with sculpture ; in which an
expression of repose and grandeur is the object that seems to have been sought
by the most eminent masters , and which appears most adapted to their art .
passions , these are , to a certain extent , inconsistent with sculpture ; in which an
expression of repose and grandeur is the object that seems to have been sought
by the most eminent masters , and which appears most adapted to their art .
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