The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... imitated and surpassed ; but the desire of signalizing himself , led him to establish a style of his own , in which energy and truth appear more con- spicuous than variety and manner . Little solicitous to please , he strove to astonish ...
... imitated and surpassed ; but the desire of signalizing himself , led him to establish a style of his own , in which energy and truth appear more con- spicuous than variety and manner . Little solicitous to please , he strove to astonish ...
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... imitated from Plautus, and superior to its model, but in which he has evinced less attention to propriety of language than in his former plays. L'Avare, another copy from the same poet, is rather outre in its principal character ; but ...
... imitated from Plautus, and superior to its model, but in which he has evinced less attention to propriety of language than in his former plays. L'Avare, another copy from the same poet, is rather outre in its principal character ; but ...
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... imitated from Plautus , and superior to its model , but in which he has evinced less attention to propriety of language than in his former plays . L'Avare , another copy from the same poet , is rather outré in its principal character ...
... imitated from Plautus , and superior to its model , but in which he has evinced less attention to propriety of language than in his former plays . L'Avare , another copy from the same poet , is rather outré in its principal character ...
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... imitated in a manner which shewed how the originals ought to have been written . The suc- cess of this work exceeded all former examples . The very title was sufficient to procure the sale of the most wretched productions . The ...
... imitated in a manner which shewed how the originals ought to have been written . The suc- cess of this work exceeded all former examples . The very title was sufficient to procure the sale of the most wretched productions . The ...
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... imitated nature with accuracy , but with stiffness . But though he soon surpassed his master , he felt that he yet knew but little , and eagerly repaired to Florence , to which he was attracted by the great fame of Michael Angelo and ...
... imitated nature with accuracy , but with stiffness . But though he soon surpassed his master , he felt that he yet knew but little , and eagerly repaired to Florence , to which he was attracted by the great fame of Michael Angelo and ...
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