The Diary of an Invalid: Being the Journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health, in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and France, in the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819, Svazek 1J. Murray, 1824 - Počet stran: 307 |
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... figure . It is in expression of countenance and gracefulness of carriage that their charm consists , for to com- plexional beauty they have no claims . The hair is profusely ornamented with gold combs , artificial flowers , or precious ...
... figure . It is in expression of countenance and gracefulness of carriage that their charm consists , for to com- plexional beauty they have no claims . The hair is profusely ornamented with gold combs , artificial flowers , or precious ...
Strana 48
... figure . I must record though I would willingly forget -the only traces of humanity in the Venus ; which escaped my notice in the first fervour of admira- tion . Her ears are bored for ear - rings , which probably once hung there ; and ...
... figure . I must record though I would willingly forget -the only traces of humanity in the Venus ; which escaped my notice in the first fervour of admira- tion . Her ears are bored for ear - rings , which probably once hung there ; and ...
Strana 49
... figures ; for they are so alike , that they might be supposed to be twins . The arm of the vanquished is out of ... figure is so delightfully natural , that you feel afraid to ap- proach it , lest you should disturb its sleep . This ...
... figures ; for they are so alike , that they might be supposed to be twins . The arm of the vanquished is out of ... figure is so delightfully natural , that you feel afraid to ap- proach it , lest you should disturb its sleep . This ...
Strana 50
... figures in the group of the Niobe are of very un- equal merit . Perhaps the taste of the whole is rather too ... figure of Niobe . Did Ovid borrow his affecting description from the statue , or did the sculptor take his idea from ...
... figures in the group of the Niobe are of very un- equal merit . Perhaps the taste of the whole is rather too ... figure of Niobe . Did Ovid borrow his affecting description from the statue , or did the sculptor take his idea from ...
Strana 51
... figure of ethereal lightness , and might " be- stride the gossamer , that idles in the wanton sum- mer air . " So much for the sculpture of the Gallery ; -and it is equally rich in paintings . In addition to the two Venuses of Titian ...
... figure of ethereal lightness , and might " be- stride the gossamer , that idles in the wanton sum- mer air . " So much for the sculpture of the Gallery ; -and it is equally rich in paintings . In addition to the two Venuses of Titian ...
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Strana 23 - How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done...
Strana 102 - You should not have believed me. For virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of it.
Strana 209 - My father's spirit in arms ! all is not well; I doubt some foul play: 'would, the night were come! Till then sit still, my soul: Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them, to men's eyes.
Strana 39 - For it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value; then we find The virtue, that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours...
Strana 9 - It is a strange thing that in sea voyages, where there is nothing to be seen but sky and sea, men should make diaries ; but in land travel, wherein so much is to be observed, for the most part they omit it, as if chance were fitter to be registered than observation.
Strana 106 - Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its Author ; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
Strana 82 - Winter season does of our own. The only advantage of Italy then is, that your penance is shorter than it would be in England ; for I repeat, that during the time it lasts, Winter is more severely felt here, than at Sidmouth, where I would even recommend an Italian invalid to repair, from November till February ; — if he could possess himself of Fortunatus's cap, to remove the difficulties of the journey.
Strana 132 - Caron dimonio, con occhi di bragia, Loro accennando, tutte le raccoglie: Batte col remo qualunque s
Strana 231 - ... ritu florent modo nata vigentque. debemur morti nos nostraque: sive receptus terra Neptunus classes Aquilonibus arcet, regis opus...
Strana 245 - As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.