The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey |
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الصفحة 561
A trial of skill between him and the performer on the second harpsichord ensued ,
and he won the battle : but the victory had nearly cost him dear , for his rival ,
stung with mortification , made a lunge at his breast with a small sword as he was
...
A trial of skill between him and the performer on the second harpsichord ensued ,
and he won the battle : but the victory had nearly cost him dear , for his rival ,
stung with mortification , made a lunge at his breast with a small sword as he was
...
الصفحة 585
It is modelled larger than life in the regimentals of a general officer , and was
executed by C. Rossi , R.A. The pedestal is wrought in alto - relievo ,
representing Victory descending from a castellated rock to crown a warrior on the
sea shore with ...
It is modelled larger than life in the regimentals of a general officer , and was
executed by C. Rossi , R.A. The pedestal is wrought in alto - relievo ,
representing Victory descending from a castellated rock to crown a warrior on the
sea shore with ...
الصفحة 681
mand for which Sir John Moore was spared to his country , and say a few words
of the melancholy victory of Corunna . The invasion of Spain by Bonaparte had
proceeded with all the rapid dexterity for which that great general was celebrated
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mand for which Sir John Moore was spared to his country , and say a few words
of the melancholy victory of Corunna . The invasion of Spain by Bonaparte had
proceeded with all the rapid dexterity for which that great general was celebrated
...
الصفحة 693
The design , though somewhat simple , is inapt , representing upon a large
pedestal , an almost naked figure of the deceased sinking into the arms of a
clothed statue of Victory . Upon the pedestal appears a scene in basso - relievo ,
from the ...
The design , though somewhat simple , is inapt , representing upon a large
pedestal , an almost naked figure of the deceased sinking into the arms of a
clothed statue of Victory . Upon the pedestal appears a scene in basso - relievo ,
from the ...
الصفحة 701
Far from expressing any concern at his fall , ' he declared the day to be the
happiest of his life , and rejoiced greatly when assured that his anticipations of a
decisive victory were fulfilled . As his feelings grew more torpid , he said he could
have ...
Far from expressing any concern at his fall , ' he declared the day to be the
happiest of his life , and rejoiced greatly when assured that his anticipations of a
decisive victory were fulfilled . As his feelings grew more torpid , he said he could
have ...
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الصفحة 624 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
الصفحة 601 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons: to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
الصفحة 624 - I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
الصفحة 834 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
الصفحة 623 - My Lord, I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship.
الصفحة 668 - Purification in the old law did save, And such, as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in heaven without restraint, Came vested all in white, pure as her mind: Her face was veiled, yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness in her person shined So clear, as in no face with more delight. But O as to embrace me she inclined I waked, she fled, and day brought back my night.
الصفحة 667 - So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt...
الصفحة 545 - No more the Grecian muse unrivall'd reigns, To Britain let the nations homage pay : She felt a Homer's fire in Milton's strains, A Pindar's rapture in the lyre of Gray.
الصفحة 883 - A pleasing land of drowsyhed it was: Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, For ever flushing round a summer sky...
الصفحة 511 - Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end ; These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies Gay...
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| العنوان | The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey المجلد 2 من The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey, George Lewis Smyth المجلد 2 من The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey: With Historical Sketches and Descriptions of Both Churches : Forming an Entirely New and Correct Biography of All that is Interesting in the Lives and Achievements of the Most Illustrious Characters of the United Kingdoms, George Lewis Smyth |
| المؤلف | George Lewis Smyth |
| الناشر | John Williams, 1826 |
| أصلي من | جامعة أوكسفورد |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 19 آذار (مارس) 2007 |
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