The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 92
... opinion as to the new invention after he heard the paper read . Its title was certainly a misnomer , but the correctness of the principles on which the pig- iron was converted into malleable iron , as explained by the in- ventor , was ...
... opinion as to the new invention after he heard the paper read . Its title was certainly a misnomer , but the correctness of the principles on which the pig- iron was converted into malleable iron , as explained by the in- ventor , was ...
Page 114
... opinion on the cause of our preference . This he believes to depend upon habit . Shapes are pleasing when they are usual , -when the eye and mind have been trained to them from their prevalence in our section of the world . As we are ...
... opinion on the cause of our preference . This he believes to depend upon habit . Shapes are pleasing when they are usual , -when the eye and mind have been trained to them from their prevalence in our section of the world . As we are ...
Page 126
... opinion of Mr. Davis , the expression in Garrick's face is almost the happiest among the many marvels of expression embodied by Reynolds . display display of the diverse aspects which a single countenance could 126 Life of Sir Joshua ...
... opinion of Mr. Davis , the expression in Garrick's face is almost the happiest among the many marvels of expression embodied by Reynolds . display display of the diverse aspects which a single countenance could 126 Life of Sir Joshua ...
Page 129
... opinion , unless his abhorrence of the French Revolution is to be considered an exception . None of his contemporaries or biographers have dropped a hint that he had a bias to one side or the other , and there is the decisive testimony ...
... opinion , unless his abhorrence of the French Revolution is to be considered an exception . None of his contemporaries or biographers have dropped a hint that he had a bias to one side or the other , and there is the decisive testimony ...
Page 134
... opinion I entertained of his abilities , and the manner in which he had been informed I always spoke of him , and desired he might see me once before he died . ' These words were delivered before the assembled artists of England , and ...
... opinion I entertained of his abilities , and the manner in which he had been informed I always spoke of him , and desired he might see me once before he died . ' These words were delivered before the assembled artists of England , and ...
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