The Etymological Compendium, Or, Portfolio of Origins and Inventions .. Containing a Particular Account of London and Its Public Buildings ... |
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... died a natural death , or have been smothered in the attempt to perpetuate them , under the more repul- sive garb of even the most tiny volume ? Pamphlets are like es- sences , combining in a narrow compass all the pungency of the sub ...
... died a natural death , or have been smothered in the attempt to perpetuate them , under the more repul- sive garb of even the most tiny volume ? Pamphlets are like es- sences , combining in a narrow compass all the pungency of the sub ...
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... died so early as the year 235 , and which is now deposited in the British Museum , derives its appellation from the late duchess of Portland , who gave 1000 guineas for it . It is made of glass . THE ETRUSCAN VASES . " Etruria ! next ...
... died so early as the year 235 , and which is now deposited in the British Museum , derives its appellation from the late duchess of Portland , who gave 1000 guineas for it . It is made of glass . THE ETRUSCAN VASES . " Etruria ! next ...
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... died in the year 1564 , aged ninety . The school of Rome was formed by Grecian artists , who came from their own country to settle with the Romans . By them the art was handed down to the moderns , who derived all their knowledge from ...
... died in the year 1564 , aged ninety . The school of Rome was formed by Grecian artists , who came from their own country to settle with the Romans . By them the art was handed down to the moderns , who derived all their knowledge from ...
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... died at the early age of thirty - seven years . It is a very remarkable coin- cidence , that Raphael was born on a Good Friday and died on a Good Friday ! The celebrated Cartoons would alone immortalize him . They will be noticed by and ...
... died at the early age of thirty - seven years . It is a very remarkable coin- cidence , that Raphael was born on a Good Friday and died on a Good Friday ! The celebrated Cartoons would alone immortalize him . They will be noticed by and ...
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... died in 1441 , aged seventy - one . Peter Paul Reubens was unquestionably the founder of the Flemish school . This person was not only an admirable painter ; he was endowed with many excellent qualities , and esteemed a skilful ...
... died in 1441 , aged seventy - one . Peter Paul Reubens was unquestionably the founder of the Flemish school . This person was not only an admirable painter ; he was endowed with many excellent qualities , and esteemed a skilful ...
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