 | George Hogarth - Opera - 1838 - 494 pages
...contrived with no lesse art of perspective, and machines for flying in the aire, and other wonderful motions ; taken together it is one of the most magnificent...the wit of man can invent. The history was Hercules inLydia; the sceanes changed thirteen times. The famous voices, Anna Rencia, a Roman, and reputed the... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1850 - 512 pages
...contrived with no less art of perspective, and machines for flying in the air, and other wonderful motions ; taken together, it is one of the most magnificent...can invent. The history was, Hercules in Lydia; the scenes changed thirteen times. The famous voices Anna Rencia, a Roman, and reputed the best treble... | |
 | George Hogarth - Dramatic music - 1851 - 394 pages
...contrived with no lesse art of perspective, and machines for flying in the aire, and other wonderful motions ; taken together it is one of the most magnificent...women ; but there was an eunuch who in my opinion surpassed her; also a Genoese that sung an incomparable base. They held us by the eyes and eares till... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1862 - 514 pages
...was, Hercules in Lydia ; the scenes changed thirteen times. The famous voices, Anna Eencia, a Eoman, and reputed the best treble of women ; but there was an eunuch who, in my opinion, surpassed her; also a Genoese that sung an incomparable bass. This held us by the eyes and ears till... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1870 - 788 pages
...musicians vocal and instrumental, with variety of sceanes painted and contrived with no lesse art of i perspective, and machines for flying in the aire,...women ; but there was an eunuch who in my opinion surpass'dher ; also aGenoeze that sung an incomparable base. This held us by the eyes and eares till... | |
 | George Titus Ferris - Composers - 1878 - 318 pages
...contrived with no lesse art of perspective, and machines for flying in the aire, and other wonderful motions ; taken together it is one of the most magnificent...was Hercules in Lydia. The sceanes changed thirteen tunes. The famous voices, Anna Rencia, a Roman and reputed the best treble of women ; but there was... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1878 - 540 pages
...with no less art of perspective, and machines for flying in the air, and other wonderful notions ; taken together, it is one of the most magnificent...can invent. The history was, Hercules in Lydia ; the scenes changed thirteen times. The famous voices, Anna Rencia, a Roman, and reputed the best treble... | |
 | John Evelyn - Autobiography - 1879 - 652 pages
...very state!/. Nor was I lesse surprised with the strange variety of the several! nations which were seen every day in the streetes and piazzas ; Jews,...Genoeze that sung an incomparable base. This held us by the eyes and eares till two in the morning, when we went to the Ghetto de san Felice, to seethe noblemen... | |
 | George Titus Ferris - Composers - 1887 - 366 pages
...contrived with no lesse art of perspective, and machines for flying in the aire, and other wonderful motions ; taken together it is one of the most magnificent...and reputed the best treble of women ; but there was a Eunuch who in my opinion surpassed her ; also a Genoise that in my judgment sung an incomparable... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1889 - 538 pages
...with no less art of perspective, and machines for flying in the air, and other wonderful notions ; taken together, it is one of the most magnificent...can invent. The history was, Hercules in Lydia ; the scenes changed thirteen times. The famous voices, Anna Rencia, a Eoman, and reputed the best treble... | |
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Bruce taken our places before, we went to the Opera where comedies and other plays are represented in recitative musiq by the most excellent musicians vocal and instrumental, with variety of sceanes painted and contrived with no lesse art of perspective,... 
