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... head . " That this scene made a strong impression on the mind of West , we have his own assurance ; he looked upon himself as expressly dedicated to art- and considered this release from the strict tenets of his religious community as ...
... head . " That this scene made a strong impression on the mind of West , we have his own assurance ; he looked upon himself as expressly dedicated to art- and considered this release from the strict tenets of his religious community as ...
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... head , and five guineas for a half length ; and the money thus laboriously earned was treasured prudently , to secure , at some future day , the means of travel and study . Young as he was , he had the sagacity to see that travel ...
... head , and five guineas for a half length ; and the money thus laboriously earned was treasured prudently , to secure , at some future day , the means of travel and study . Young as he was , he had the sagacity to see that travel ...
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... heads of all who desired it , he went to New - York ; with which place he was not at first much delighted . Eager traffickers from all quarters thronged her streets and quays , and the young painter was elbowed into the shade by those ...
... heads of all who desired it , he went to New - York ; with which place he was not at first much delighted . Eager traffickers from all quarters thronged her streets and quays , and the young painter was elbowed into the shade by those ...
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... head that he was looked upon coldly by the government for his admiration of Buonaparte ; and , assailed in the Academy by an opposition strong in numbers and in eloquence , in which Shee distinguished himself , he was induced to retire ...
... head that he was looked upon coldly by the government for his admiration of Buonaparte ; and , assailed in the Academy by an opposition strong in numbers and in eloquence , in which Shee distinguished himself , he was induced to retire ...
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... head - quarters must have been in one of the valleys of Burgundy , where , on every side , mountain peeps over mountain , and appears clothed in the varied hues of the vine , interspersed with sheep and corn . This , and the crowds of ...
... head - quarters must have been in one of the valleys of Burgundy , where , on every side , mountain peeps over mountain , and appears clothed in the varied hues of the vine , interspersed with sheep and corn . This , and the crowds of ...
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Página 126 - What the hammer? What the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? What dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And water'd heaven with their tears, Did He smile His work to see? Did He who made the lamb make thee...
Página 131 - Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe; Sing thy songs of happy cheer!" So I sang the same again, While he wept with joy to hear. "Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read.
Página 150 - So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than the beginning...
Página 125 - Whether in heaven ye wander fair Or the green corners of the earth, Or the blue regions of the air, Where the melodious winds have birth...
Página 126 - TIGER! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
Página 142 - This is an awful thing to say to oil painters ; they may call it madness, but it is true. All the genuine old little pictures, called cabinet pictures, are in fresco and not in oil.
Página 141 - Colouring does not depend on where the Colours are put, but on where the lights and darks are put, and all depends on Form or Outline. On where that is put; where that is wrong, the Colouring never can be right; and it is always wrong in Titian and Correggio, Rubens and Rembrandt.
Página 232 - Peter's, scattered into infinity of jarring parts by Bramante and his successors, he concentrated ; suspended the cupola, and to the most complex gave the air of the most simple of edifices.
Página 143 - The characters of Chaucer's Pilgrims are the characters which compose all ages and nations: as one age falls, another rises, different to mortal sight, but to immortals only the same; for we see the same characters repeated again and again, in animals, vegetables, minerals, and in men; nothing new occurs in identical existence; Accident ever varies, Substance can never suffer change nor decay. Of Chaucer's characters, as described in his Canterbury Tales...
Página 143 - Belvidere, and all the grand works of ancient art. They were executed in a very superior style to those justly admired copies, being with their accompaniments terrific and grand in the highest degree. The Artist has endeavoured to emulate the grandeur of those seen in his vision, and to apply it to modern Heroes, on a smaller scale.