The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... Happy for himself and for the nation whom he thus adorned by his genius and his writings , if he had been satisfied with these noble pursuits ; and if a character , in other respects so perfect , had not been sul- lied by ambition and ...
... Happy for himself and for the nation whom he thus adorned by his genius and his writings , if he had been satisfied with these noble pursuits ; and if a character , in other respects so perfect , had not been sul- lied by ambition and ...
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... happy administration . " He was en- tered of Trinity College , Cambridge , under the learned Whitgift , afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury . When only sixteen , he conceived a dislike for the Aristotelian doctrines , not from any ...
... happy administration . " He was en- tered of Trinity College , Cambridge , under the learned Whitgift , afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury . When only sixteen , he conceived a dislike for the Aristotelian doctrines , not from any ...
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... happy compliment to the queen , who commending the portrait he had just exe- cuted of the prince , he added , " Your majesty is pleased with the portrait , because you admire the original . " On his return to Rome he hastened to execute ...
... happy compliment to the queen , who commending the portrait he had just exe- cuted of the prince , he added , " Your majesty is pleased with the portrait , because you admire the original . " On his return to Rome he hastened to execute ...
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... happy . His mother dying when young , and his father being wholly absorbed in business , he was abandoned to the care of an old servant , who treated him with much unkindness and severity . Her conduct , in- deed , made such an ...
... happy . His mother dying when young , and his father being wholly absorbed in business , he was abandoned to the care of an old servant , who treated him with much unkindness and severity . Her conduct , in- deed , made such an ...
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... happy in his expressions - if he rises not to any elevated height , he never sinks into insipidity . He was always acquainted with the full extent of his powers ; and evinced consider- able judgment in the choice of subjects upon which ...
... happy in his expressions - if he rises not to any elevated height , he never sinks into insipidity . He was always acquainted with the full extent of his powers ; and evinced consider- able judgment in the choice of subjects upon which ...
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