Essays in History and ArtW. Blackwood and sons, 1862 - 526 sider |
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Side 59
... volume were we to attempt to lay down , and fortify by examples from nature and and the masterpieces of art , the actual principles of Beauty . I make no such attempt here . I may briefly observe , however , that the two grand elements ...
... volume were we to attempt to lay down , and fortify by examples from nature and and the masterpieces of art , the actual principles of Beauty . I make no such attempt here . I may briefly observe , however , that the two grand elements ...
Side 207
... volume of water amounting to not less than 3000 cubic feet in each second ; and a slight modification of the main channel , which is provided for , admits an addi- tional 1000 cubic feet , procurable during nine months of the year . The ...
... volume of water amounting to not less than 3000 cubic feet in each second ; and a slight modification of the main channel , which is provided for , admits an addi- tional 1000 cubic feet , procurable during nine months of the year . The ...
Side 245
... volumes , vases , & c . , buried in tombs . The dynasty of the First Great Emperor was even shorter - lived than his political system his son was dethroned while still a youth , and his crown , contended for by his generals , at length ...
... volumes , vases , & c . , buried in tombs . The dynasty of the First Great Emperor was even shorter - lived than his political system his son was dethroned while still a youth , and his crown , contended for by his generals , at length ...
Side 257
... volume of suchlike doctrines and precepts might be extracted from the Canonical Books of the Chinese , -the chief of which are the Shoo - king ( or Book of Books ) , and the Four Classics composed by Confucius and his disciples . These ...
... volume of suchlike doctrines and precepts might be extracted from the Canonical Books of the Chinese , -the chief of which are the Shoo - king ( or Book of Books ) , and the Four Classics composed by Confucius and his disciples . These ...
Side 340
... volume , where , noticing the common remark made of him and to him , " Why , if you are right , three centuries of artists must be wrong , " he replies steadily and self - assuredly- " That is precisely what I mean . " It is not vanity ...
... volume , where , noticing the common remark made of him and to him , " Why , if you are right , three centuries of artists must be wrong , " he replies steadily and self - assuredly- " That is precisely what I mean . " It is not vanity ...
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Side 195 - ... a sum of not less than one lac of rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned Natives of India, and for the introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British Territories in India...
Side 362 - Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! The time, the clime, the spot, where I so oft Have felt that moment in its fullest power Sink o'er the earth so beautiful and soft, While swung the deep bell in the distant tower. Or the faint dying day-hymn stole aloft, And not a breath crept through the rosy air, And yet the forest leaves seem'd stirr'd with prayer.