The life and writings of Henry Fuseli, the former written and the latter ed. by J. Knowles, Հատոր 1 |
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... observations having been inserted for the press , and notes added to indicate the authorities whence his opinions were derived . They are printed from a copy in my possession , in which are noted some corrections by the author . The ...
... observations having been inserted for the press , and notes added to indicate the authorities whence his opinions were derived . They are printed from a copy in my possession , in which are noted some corrections by the author . The ...
Էջ ix
... observations on Art were made by Fuseli while in Italy and France , after a close inspec- tion of the frescoes , pictures , or works in sculp- ture , which he describes or criticises ; and the particulars of the lives of the artists ...
... observations on Art were made by Fuseli while in Italy and France , after a close inspec- tion of the frescoes , pictures , or works in sculp- ture , which he describes or criticises ; and the particulars of the lives of the artists ...
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... observation , he used his left hand for that purpose . This practice made him am- bidextrous during his life . The tutor soon perceived the bent of his pu- pil's inclination , who , instead of making his themes , or attending to other ...
... observation , he used his left hand for that purpose . This practice made him am- bidextrous during his life . The tutor soon perceived the bent of his pu- pil's inclination , who , instead of making his themes , or attending to other ...
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... once said to me , after we had partaken of their hospitality , " Moore's is the most pleasant house to visit that I know , " and coupled the observation with such encomiums on the sound sense , knowledge , and HENRY FUSELI . 61.
... once said to me , after we had partaken of their hospitality , " Moore's is the most pleasant house to visit that I know , " and coupled the observation with such encomiums on the sound sense , knowledge , and HENRY FUSELI . 61.
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... observations on the transla- tion of the Iliad , and alterations therein , before the several books passed through the press . Hayley , in his Life of Cowper , and the latter in the preface to his translation of Homer , and also in his ...
... observations on the transla- tion of the Iliad , and alterations therein , before the several books passed through the press . Hayley , in his Life of Cowper , and the latter in the preface to his translation of Homer , and also in his ...
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Էջ 356 - O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention ! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene...
Էջ 204 - Our lingering parents, and to the eastern gate Led them direct, and down the cliff as fast To the subjected plain; then disappear'd. They looking back all th...
Էջ 196 - Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course; they on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds.
Էջ 199 - As when a gryphon through the wilderness With winged course, o'er hill or moory dale, Pursues the Arimaspian, who by stealth Had from his wakeful custody purloin'd The guarded gold : so eagerly the Fiend O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Էջ 206 - When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Էջ 203 - Shall bring on men." Immediately a place Before his eyes appear'd, sad, noisome, dark ; A lazar-house it seem'd, wherein were laid Numbers of all...
Էջ 206 - To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend...
Էջ 200 - So saying, her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat! Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe, That all was lost.
Էջ 195 - In billows, leave i' th' midst a horrid vale. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Aloft, incumbent on the dusky air That felt unusual weight, till on dry land He lights, if it were land that ever...
Էջ 203 - Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope.