The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... young god , to whom she has just given birth , who is presented to her by one of the Graces . The two other companions of the god- dess contemplate Love , and admire his beauty . A female with wings , undoubtedly one of the Hours ...
... young god , to whom she has just given birth , who is presented to her by one of the Graces . The two other companions of the god- dess contemplate Love , and admire his beauty . A female with wings , undoubtedly one of the Hours ...
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... young Lord Keeper , and when she once asked him how old he was , he answered in a style of delicate flat- tery , far beyond his years , " that he was two years younger than her majesty's happy administration . " He was en- tered of ...
... young Lord Keeper , and when she once asked him how old he was , he answered in a style of delicate flat- tery , far beyond his years , " that he was two years younger than her majesty's happy administration . " He was en- tered of ...
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... temple . " Upon which young Bernini exclaimed , " Heaven grant it were myself : " and his wish was accomplished . His bust of Louis , in which the character of that great prince is no less ably pourtrayed than are the features.
... temple . " Upon which young Bernini exclaimed , " Heaven grant it were myself : " and his wish was accomplished . His bust of Louis , in which the character of that great prince is no less ably pourtrayed than are the features.
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... 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 impression on his mind , that he has ...
... 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 impression on his mind , that he has ...
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... young Nicholas , was soon discovered to be ill- founded . He was on'y fourteen years of age when his talent for poetry developed itself . His father intended him for the bar ; but , becoming soon disgusted with the study of the law , he ...
... young Nicholas , was soon discovered to be ill- founded . He was on'y fourteen years of age when his talent for poetry developed itself . His father intended him for the bar ; but , becoming soon disgusted with the study of the law , he ...
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