Lives of Eminent Persons: Consisting of Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Mahomet, Wolsey, Sir E. Coke, Lord Somers, Caxton, Blake, Adam Smith, Niebuhr, Sir C. Wren, and Michael AngeloR. Baldwin, 1833 - Всего страниц: 571 |
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... painted on wooden tablets , as late as the 4th century 4 The Egyptians painted their letters on linen · ib . 5 ib . The Romans also wrote on linen Skins first written upon by the Ionians as a substitute for papyrus The poems of Homer ...
... painted on wooden tablets , as late as the 4th century 4 The Egyptians painted their letters on linen · ib . 5 ib . The Romans also wrote on linen Skins first written upon by the Ionians as a substitute for papyrus The poems of Homer ...
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... painting in fresco . 26 Michael Angelo undertakes the office of military architect for the defence of Flo- rence , his native city 27 · 5,6 Great skill and patriotism displayed by him during the siege 28 Whether the knowledge of anatomy ...
... painting in fresco . 26 Michael Angelo undertakes the office of military architect for the defence of Flo- rence , his native city 27 · 5,6 Great skill and patriotism displayed by him during the siege 28 Whether the knowledge of anatomy ...
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... painter • Is appointed architect of St. Peter's Refuses to accept any remuneration Characteristics of his old age Enthusiasm in his great task ib . ib . ib . ib . 45 Improvement and progress of the edifice ib . Union of grandeur and ...
... painter • Is appointed architect of St. Peter's Refuses to accept any remuneration Characteristics of his old age Enthusiasm in his great task ib . ib . ib . ib . 45 Improvement and progress of the edifice ib . Union of grandeur and ...
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... painting , and at one time he wished to make it his profession : and his skill and judgment of pictures were highly esteemed by the most eminent contemporary artists , who did not scru- ple to own publicly their deference to young ...
... painting , and at one time he wished to make it his profession : and his skill and judgment of pictures were highly esteemed by the most eminent contemporary artists , who did not scru- ple to own publicly their deference to young ...
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... painting , two medals , one of gold and the other of silver , and a good quantity of agnus dei . " He had also much communication with several of the cardinals , one of whom , Cardi- nal Hohenzoller , told him that he had represented to ...
... painting , two medals , one of gold and the other of silver , and a good quantity of agnus dei . " He had also much communication with several of the cardinals , one of whom , Cardi- nal Hohenzoller , told him that he had represented to ...
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Стр. 10 - How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.
Стр. 34 - I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there -were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots : and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Стр. 39 - I should desire that the last words which I should pronounce in this Academy, and from this place, might be the name of — MICHAEL ANGELO*.
Стр. 32 - ... the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such like questions.
Стр. 22 - Little else is requisite to carry a state to the " highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but " peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice ; " all the rest being brought about by the natural course of
Стр. 20 - Labour was the first price, the original purchasemoney that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased; and its value to those who possess it and who want to exchange it for some new productions is precisely equal to the quantity of labour which it can enable them to purchase or command.
Стр. 38 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Стр. 23 - He was the first that infused that proportion of courage into the seamen, by making them see by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were resolved ; and taught them to fight in fire as well as upon water: and though he had been very well imitated and followed, he was the first that gave the example of that kind of naval courage, and bold and resolute achievements.
Стр. 5 - I thought best once for all to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me. You take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law, my experience, my discretion.
Стр. 26 - Sheffield, a mercer, came into a house and asked for meat, and especially he asked after eggs; and the good wife answered that she could speak no French, and the merchant was angry, for he also could speak no French, but would have had eggs, and she understood him not. And then at last another said, that he would have "eyren...