Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &cR. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Company and Walker & Company ... and Simpkin & Marshall, 1819 |
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... colour of their character : we dis- and peculiar . The situation was cover the full extent of their fa- more difficult , and his conduct ap- culties , and the real value of their pears more masterly . Yet , as in virtues . According as ...
... colour of their character : we dis- and peculiar . The situation was cover the full extent of their fa- more difficult , and his conduct ap- culties , and the real value of their pears more masterly . Yet , as in virtues . According as ...
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... colours tempestuous regions by which he of light - an attempt which we ima- is surrounded . The prevalence of gine ... colour of the water ; the uncommon appearance of the at- mosphere ; its rarefaction in some parts , and density in ...
... colours tempestuous regions by which he of light - an attempt which we ima- is surrounded . The prevalence of gine ... colour of the water ; the uncommon appearance of the at- mosphere ; its rarefaction in some parts , and density in ...
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... colours : the greater part of the group is in glittering sunshine . " The genius of Rubens no where The prominent figure is the Virgin , supporting the Child . The front group consists of the venerable stranger doing homage to the di ...
... colours : the greater part of the group is in glittering sunshine . " The genius of Rubens no where The prominent figure is the Virgin , supporting the Child . The front group consists of the venerable stranger doing homage to the di ...
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... coloured figured pop- lin : it is made in a new style ; is partially high behind ; the back is of a moderate breadth , and has a little fulness at the bottom of the waist : there is no collar . The spen- cer turns over in the pelerine ...
... coloured figured pop- lin : it is made in a new style ; is partially high behind ; the back is of a moderate breadth , and has a little fulness at the bottom of the waist : there is no collar . The spen- cer turns over in the pelerine ...
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... coloured satin , covered with fine clear India mus- lin it is trimmed with full bows of ribbon , which are covered with white net laid on full ; a bouquet of natural flowers is placed to one side ; it ties under the chin . Gloves and ...
... coloured satin , covered with fine clear India mus- lin it is trimmed with full bows of ribbon , which are covered with white net laid on full ; a bouquet of natural flowers is placed to one side ; it ties under the chin . Gloves and ...
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Էջ 88 - Well believe this, No ceremony that to great ones 'longs, Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, Become them with one half so good a grace, As mercy does.
Էջ 223 - It has armed the feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter ; and laid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of mechanic power which are to aid and reward the labours of after generations.
Էջ 203 - Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-inlaw against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Էջ 195 - So like an arrow swift he flew Shot by an archer strong, So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Էջ 195 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more.
Էջ 222 - The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal...
Էջ 222 - By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it.
Էջ 222 - But these are poor and narrow views of its importance. It has increased indefinitely the mass of human comforts and enjoyments, and rendered cheap and accessible, all over the world, the materials of wealth and prosperity.
Էջ 237 - M'Namara, the gentleman who was sent to him, who has a natural eloquence, and an excellent understanding, urged the most cogent reasons, and used all the arts of persuasion, to induce him to part with his mistress, and even proceeded so far as to assure him, according to his instructions...
Էջ 236 - When he (Charles Edward) was in Scotland, he had a mistress whose name was Walkinshaw, and whose sister was at that time, and is still, housekeeper at Leicester House. Some years after he was released from his prison, and conducted out of France, he sent for this girl, who soon acquired such a dominion over him, that she was acquainted with all his schemes, and trusted with his most secret correspondence. As soon as this was known in England, all those persons of distinction who were attached to...