The North American Review, Volume 81O. Everett, 1855 - North American review and miscellaneous journal Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 204
... expression . A sculptor may give the great outlines of the head of Nero or Caligula , but if he adds the com- paratively mild and just expression which characterizes the features of Antoninus or Nerva , he violates both history and ...
... expression . A sculptor may give the great outlines of the head of Nero or Caligula , but if he adds the com- paratively mild and just expression which characterizes the features of Antoninus or Nerva , he violates both history and ...
Page 205
... expression of that humble and meek disposition , which his history and his writings have led us espe- cially to attribute to him ? We certainly failed to recognize it in that stern and angry grandeur which characterizes the countenance ...
... expression of that humble and meek disposition , which his history and his writings have led us espe- cially to attribute to him ? We certainly failed to recognize it in that stern and angry grandeur which characterizes the countenance ...
Page 231
... expression of life is not increased , but injured , by laborious and exact copying of surface and texture . Truth does not depend on the multitude of details , but on their fidelity . The outlines of Flaxman and Retzch are full of ...
... expression of life is not increased , but injured , by laborious and exact copying of surface and texture . Truth does not depend on the multitude of details , but on their fidelity . The outlines of Flaxman and Retzch are full of ...
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