Memoirs of a Picture: Containing the Adventures of Many Conspicuous Characters and Interspersed with a Variety of Amusing Anecdotes of Several Very Extraordinary Personages Connected with the Arts : Including a Genuine Biographical Sketch of that Celebrated Original and Eccentric Genius, the Late Mr. George Morland ... : to which is Added a Copious Appendix, Embracing Every Interesting Subject Relative to Our Justly Admired English Painter and His Most Valuable Works, Том 2C. Stower, 1805 |
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... taking . That the productions of such a highly gifted genius as the subject of this present Memoir , the beauty and interest of whose pencil will never cease to delight , as long as a ray of natural taste shall distin- guish civilized ...
... taking . That the productions of such a highly gifted genius as the subject of this present Memoir , the beauty and interest of whose pencil will never cease to delight , as long as a ray of natural taste shall distin- guish civilized ...
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... hands of his principal , who received another treat for taking it back again . Amongst all the expedients that were de- vised by those who really wished him well , to relieve him from the pressure , none seemed more 46.
... hands of his principal , who received another treat for taking it back again . Amongst all the expedients that were de- vised by those who really wished him well , to relieve him from the pressure , none seemed more 46.
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... taking up a three- quarter canvas , placed it upon the easel , saying he would just make a sketch for a larger picture while it was in his mind , which would also enable him to compose him- self to relate with coolness his present dis ...
... taking up a three- quarter canvas , placed it upon the easel , saying he would just make a sketch for a larger picture while it was in his mind , which would also enable him to compose him- self to relate with coolness his present dis ...
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... taking up the lines and stripping the hooks of the bait , he fastened the aforesaid curious ar- ticles with bones and other weights to sink them , and withdrew from the scene of mischief . At the proper time , when the old fishermen ...
... taking up the lines and stripping the hooks of the bait , he fastened the aforesaid curious ar- ticles with bones and other weights to sink them , and withdrew from the scene of mischief . At the proper time , when the old fishermen ...
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... taking the Lord's name in vain , exhorting his hearers to desist from such a sinful abuse of the gift of speech , which was never bestowed upon man , in prefer- ence to all his other creatures , for so un- grateful a purpose as to ...
... taking the Lord's name in vain , exhorting his hearers to desist from such a sinful abuse of the gift of speech , which was never bestowed upon man , in prefer- ence to all his other creatures , for so un- grateful a purpose as to ...
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