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of the scene before me . Observe , ' said he , “ the splendour of these shops ; see
with what elegant variety of articles each window is stored ; look at yonder glass
cutter's , and at this jeweller's ; examine the perfection of workmanship in this ...
of the scene before me . Observe , ' said he , “ the splendour of these shops ; see
with what elegant variety of articles each window is stored ; look at yonder glass
cutter's , and at this jeweller's ; examine the perfection of workmanship in this ...
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A Scene from Nature , Sussex . J . Hammond . If ever there was a picture painted
without trick or affectation , this is one . The figures and houses are appropriately
grouped , and the colouring is exceedingly clear and natural . Such scenes as ...
A Scene from Nature , Sussex . J . Hammond . If ever there was a picture painted
without trick or affectation , this is one . The figures and houses are appropriately
grouped , and the colouring is exceedingly clear and natural . Such scenes as ...
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WONDERFUL indeed was this scene ; for upon the surface of the Mirror the
whole world seemed to be reflected ! At first , I could not control my feelings ; but
like a child that springs forward to seize an object greatly beyond its grasp , I
made an ...
WONDERFUL indeed was this scene ; for upon the surface of the Mirror the
whole world seemed to be reflected ! At first , I could not control my feelings ; but
like a child that springs forward to seize an object greatly beyond its grasp , I
made an ...
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drops and flat , that are to disappear , and the simultaneous advancement of the
entire set of lateral and top and back scenes , that are to come forward in their
place : so that the deepest forest or garden scene is , as if by magic , in a
twinkling ...
drops and flat , that are to disappear , and the simultaneous advancement of the
entire set of lateral and top and back scenes , that are to come forward in their
place : so that the deepest forest or garden scene is , as if by magic , in a
twinkling ...
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... until , perhaps , near the very conclusion of the scene , would a couple of the
gentlemen in laced liveries aforementioned , as if endowed with the gift of second
sight from the very rising of the curtain , lug two lumbering arni - chairs to the very
...
... until , perhaps , near the very conclusion of the scene , would a couple of the
gentlemen in laced liveries aforementioned , as if endowed with the gift of second
sight from the very rising of the curtain , lug two lumbering arni - chairs to the very
...
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Page 21 - HALLELUJAH, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Page 231 - Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once ; • And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy : How would you be, If he, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are ? O, think on that ; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Page 94 - I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
Page 83 - I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land.
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Page 209 - The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. In vain to deserts thy retreat is made, The Muse attends thee to thy silent shade ; 'Tis hers the brave man's latest steps to trace, Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. When Interest calls off all her sneaking train, And all th...
Page 231 - That skins the vice o' the top. Go to your bosom ; Knock there ; and ask your heart what it doth know That's like my brother's fault ; if it confess A natural guiltiness such as is his, Let it not sound a thought upon your tongue Against my brother's life.
Page 42 - All contrast, therefore, of one figure to another, or of the limbs of a single figure, or even in the folds of the drapery, must be sparingly employed. In short, whatever partakes of fancy or caprice, or goes under the denomination of Picturesque...
Page 220 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maidservant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.
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| Title | The Director [ed. by T.F. Dibdin]., Volumes 1-2 |
| Editor | Thomas Frognall Dibdin |
| Published | 1807 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2006 |
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