Essays in History and ArtW. Blackwood and sons, 1862 - 526 páginas |
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... rule is unques- tionably right which says that engravings and plain litho- graphs should not be placed beside oil - paintings or coloured drawings . When we wish to place pictures upon a papered wall , the latter ought to be of a single ...
... rule is unques- tionably right which says that engravings and plain litho- graphs should not be placed beside oil - paintings or coloured drawings . When we wish to place pictures upon a papered wall , the latter ought to be of a single ...
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... rule , that the more numerous and vivid the colours of the fur- niture , the more simple should be the carpet alike in colour and pattern , an assortment of green and black having , in very many cases , a good effect . On the other hand ...
... rule , that the more numerous and vivid the colours of the fur- niture , the more simple should be the carpet alike in colour and pattern , an assortment of green and black having , in very many cases , a good effect . On the other hand ...
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... rule can be devised that will guide him here : the artist must be able to judge for himself . It is for him to judge whether the dominant tint of a complexion ought to be exalted , or diminished , or wholly neutralised . And if he ...
... rule can be devised that will guide him here : the artist must be able to judge for himself . It is for him to judge whether the dominant tint of a complexion ought to be exalted , or diminished , or wholly neutralised . And if he ...
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... rules an absurdity . But this Association Theory , which Alison cautiously broached , and Jeffrey so mercilessly expanded , is it right , or is it not ? Is it true that Beauty is dependent on no fixed principles , and is the rence ...
... rules an absurdity . But this Association Theory , which Alison cautiously broached , and Jeffrey so mercilessly expanded , is it right , or is it not ? Is it true that Beauty is dependent on no fixed principles , and is the rence ...
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... rule , -that some one is to be found who prefers an ill - drawn circle to a perfect one , —some eccentric ear that is better pleased with the " Devil's March ” * than with the glowing harmony of " Perfida Chlore ; " or , finally , some ...
... rule , -that some one is to be found who prefers an ill - drawn circle to a perfect one , —some eccentric ear that is better pleased with the " Devil's March ” * than with the glowing harmony of " Perfida Chlore ; " or , finally , some ...
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Página 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...
Página 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.