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, المجلد 2J. Williams, 1839 |
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... execution so great , and the combination of talents he displayed so rich , varied , and uncommon , that he fixed his fame at one stamp , not only equal , but superior , to any actor of the time then present or past . Like the sun ...
... execution so great , and the combination of talents he displayed so rich , varied , and uncommon , that he fixed his fame at one stamp , not only equal , but superior , to any actor of the time then present or past . Like the sun ...
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... execution . Every passion of the human breast seemed subjected to his powers of expression ; nay , even time itself appeared to stand still , or ad- vance , as he would have it . Rage and ridicule , doubt and de- spair , transport and ...
... execution . Every passion of the human breast seemed subjected to his powers of expression ; nay , even time itself appeared to stand still , or ad- vance , as he would have it . Rage and ridicule , doubt and de- spair , transport and ...
الصفحة 510
... representation.- Sheridan honoured Garrick's death with a Monody , spoken at Drury - lane Theatre , but there does not remain room for its insertion . JOHN GAY . GAY'S monument , executed by Adams , 510 GENII OF ST . PAUL'S , & c .
... representation.- Sheridan honoured Garrick's death with a Monody , spoken at Drury - lane Theatre , but there does not remain room for its insertion . JOHN GAY . GAY'S monument , executed by Adams , 510 GENII OF ST . PAUL'S , & c .
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... executed by Adams , and erected by his patrons the Duke and Duchess of Queensbury , stands in the southern extremity of the Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey . The design , simple in the extreme , presents his bust supported by a ...
... executed by Adams , and erected by his patrons the Duke and Duchess of Queensbury , stands in the southern extremity of the Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey . The design , simple in the extreme , presents his bust supported by a ...
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... executed it with much pleasantry . The Shepherd's Week , ' a poem in six pastorals , dedicated to Lord Bolingbroke , followed in 1714. It has been suggested , that he was incited to this composition by Pope , who , disrelishing the ...
... executed it with much pleasantry . The Shepherd's Week , ' a poem in six pastorals , dedicated to Lord Bolingbroke , followed in 1714. It has been suggested , that he was incited to this composition by Pope , who , disrelishing the ...
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