The Book of the CartoonsHoulston and Hughes, 1840 - 185 pages |
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... light and shade - without ex- travagance or exaggeration of any kind - they are calculated to disappoint those who seek nothing further in this highly intellectual art than the mere gratification of the eye ; while into the mind even of ...
... light and shade - without ex- travagance or exaggeration of any kind - they are calculated to disappoint those who seek nothing further in this highly intellectual art than the mere gratification of the eye ; while into the mind even of ...
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... light falls from the untroubled sky . The water is disturbed only by the ripple which the action of hauling up the net occasions , and by the sudden escape of one or two of its mute captives . The immediate foreground , a lonely point ...
... light falls from the untroubled sky . The water is disturbed only by the ripple which the action of hauling up the net occasions , and by the sudden escape of one or two of its mute captives . The immediate foreground , a lonely point ...
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... Light of Being and the Eternal Emanation from his bosom . Nevertheless , such is the daring fashion in that church ; and , as peculiarly common in the times of Raffaelle , it was adopted by him . Had the practice been allowable in any ...
... Light of Being and the Eternal Emanation from his bosom . Nevertheless , such is the daring fashion in that church ; and , as peculiarly common in the times of Raffaelle , it was adopted by him . Had the practice been allowable in any ...
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... light ; And , underneath , his face , as day , did shine- But sure the day shined not half so bright ; Under his lovely locks , her head to shroud , Did meek Humility herself grow proud : - Hither , to light their lamps , did all the ...
... light ; And , underneath , his face , as day , did shine- But sure the day shined not half so bright ; Under his lovely locks , her head to shroud , Did meek Humility herself grow proud : - Hither , to light their lamps , did all the ...
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... light . Here , however , the interest of this striking picture does not terminate . From this point , the eye passes on to several distant parties of people , assembled on the margin of the lake , or scattered , at 40 MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT ...
... light . Here , however , the interest of this striking picture does not terminate . From this point , the eye passes on to several distant parties of people , assembled on the margin of the lake , or scattered , at 40 MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT ...
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action admiration Ananias and Sapphira apostle appear artist attention attitude awful BARNABAS AT LYSTRA beauty Cartoons character CHARGE TO PETER Christ Christian church composition contrast countenance Cupid and Psyche Cyprus daugh DEATH OF ANANIAS delight denote depicted designed disciples divine drapery DRAUGHT OF FISHES effect emotions engraved executed expression exquisite favourable fearful effect feeling figure genius gospel grace Hampton Court hand head heaven Holy honour human illustrious immediately individual intercolumniations Jews Leo X less lictors light limbs look magnificent Masaccio means ment mind MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT moral nature nexion object observed occasion painter Paradise Regained Paul and Barnabas peculiar pencil perfect persons PETER AND JOHN picture PREACHING AT ATHENS present proconsul racter Raffaelle's regard remarkable represented RICKERBY sacrifice Saviour scarcely sentiment Sergius Paulus solemn sons of Zebedee sorbed SORCERER STRUCK BLIND spectator spirit tapestry taste temple thou tion truth whole youth
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Page 164 - May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For all the Athenians, and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing...
Page 63 - He spake of love, such love as spirits feel In worlds whose course is equable and pure ; No fears to beat away, no strife to heal, The past...
Page 116 - Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? 1 St.
Page 116 - My children, let us not love in word, but in deed and in truth.
Page 144 - And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.
Page 55 - What trust— to one that truth itself defied ? What good in him that did his God forswear ? O sin of sins, of ills the very worst ! O matchless wretch ! O caitiff most accurs'd ! " Could servile fear of rend'ring nature's due, Which growth in years was shortly like to claim, So thrall my love that I should thus eschew A vowed death, and miss so fair an aim ? Die, die, disloyal wretch ! thy life detest : For, saving thine, thou hast forsworn the best. " Ah life ! sweet drop, drown'd in a sea of sours...
Page 30 - A similar holy fear seized Simon, by reason of the draught of fishes ; therefore he said, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord ; but Jesus said unto him, Fear not, Luke v.
Page 66 - Darts of disdain and angry checks did yield. & 6 0 sacred eyes ! the springs of living light, The earthly heavens where angels joy to dwell, <-• How could you deign to view my deathful plight, Or let your heavenly beams look on my hell ? But those unspotted eyes encounter'd mine, As spotless sun doth on the dunghill shine.
Page 12 - Magi. 3, 4 & 5. The Slaughter of the Innocents. 6. The Presentation in the Temple. 7. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. 8. St Peter receiving the Keys. 9. The Descent of Christ into Limbus. 10. The Resurrection. 11. Noli me Tangere. 12. Christ at Emmaus. 13. The Ascension, 14. The Descent of the Holy Ghost. 15. The Martyrdom of St Stephen. 16. The Conversion of St Paul. 17. Paul and Barnabas at Lystra. 18. Paul Preaching at Athens.
Page 180 - THE NEW TESTAMENT IN GREEK; Chiefly from the TEXT of MILL; with COPIOUS ENGLISH NOTES.