The Lives of Celebrated Architects, Ancient Amd Modern: With Historical and Critical Observations on Their Works, and on the Principles of the ArtJ. Taylor, 1826 |
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... noble art you profess . With every sentiment of respect , I remain , Sit , Your most obedient humble Servant , Eliza Cresy . 6 , Suffolk Street , Pall Mall East , 1826 .毙 PREFACE . BIOGRAPHY is , of the various kinds of I remain, Sit, ...
... noble art you profess . With every sentiment of respect , I remain , Sit , Your most obedient humble Servant , Eliza Cresy . 6 , Suffolk Street , Pall Mall East , 1826 .毙 PREFACE . BIOGRAPHY is , of the various kinds of I remain, Sit, ...
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... noble family in that unimportant territory . At nine years of age I was sent to Padova , where my uncle practised medicine , and had settled , in consequence of town . some youthful indiscretion committed in his native After PREFACE . xi.
... noble family in that unimportant territory . At nine years of age I was sent to Padova , where my uncle practised medicine , and had settled , in consequence of town . some youthful indiscretion committed in his native After PREFACE . xi.
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... years of age I married Donna Teresa Muzio , a noble lady , of Gallipoli , where I fixed my residence , dividing my time between my books and other agreeable recreations . " Rendered more independent by the death of my father xii PREFACE .
... years of age I married Donna Teresa Muzio , a noble lady , of Gallipoli , where I fixed my residence , dividing my time between my books and other agreeable recreations . " Rendered more independent by the death of my father xii PREFACE .
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... and haughty ; at the same time modest , kind , and capable of endur- ance ; courageous , noble in my ideas , and free from prejudice , open to the reasoning of others , and fond of novelty . I cannot boast of much PREFACE . XV.
... and haughty ; at the same time modest , kind , and capable of endur- ance ; courageous , noble in my ideas , and free from prejudice , open to the reasoning of others , and fond of novelty . I cannot boast of much PREFACE . XV.
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... noble a termination ? cottages could have been their only model . It is therefore apparent , that they must have imitated these in stone , with a con- stant inclination to improve their beauty , convenience , and solidity . THE ORIGIN ...
... noble a termination ? cottages could have been their only model . It is therefore apparent , that they must have imitated these in stone , with a con- stant inclination to improve their beauty , convenience , and solidity . THE ORIGIN ...
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Página 86 - Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due.
Página 90 - Nero's statue, 120 feet high, stood in a court ornamented with porticoes of three files of lofty columns, each file a mile long; the gardens were of vast extent, with vineyards, meadows and woods, filled with every sort of domestic and wild animals; a pond was converted into a sea surrounded by a sufficient number of edifices to form a city; pearls, gems and the most precious materials were used everywhere, and especially...