 | George Saintsbury - English language - 1885 - 426 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads, which Guido has often painted — mild, pale — penetrating, free from all common-place... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1894 - 704 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted — mild, pale, penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1895 - 660 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guide has often painted — mild, pale, penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1895 - 670 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted — mild, pale, penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - Literature - 1896 - 628 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted, — mild, pale, penetrating, — free from all commonplace... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1904 - 762 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seem'd to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted mild, pale penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas of... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English literature - 1911 - 664 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted — mild, pale, penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas... | |
 | William Allan Neilson - Fiction - 1917 - 540 pages
...was certainly sixty-five; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seem'd to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted —mild, pale—penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1922 - 616 pages
...was cerlainty sixty.five; and the general air of Ids countcnance, notwithslanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has oflen painled — mild, pale — penetrating, free from all common. penetrante,... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - English prose literature - 1925 - 1262 pages
...was certainly sixty-five ; and the general air of his countenance, notwithstanding something seemed to have been planting wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted — mild, pale — penetrating, free from all common-place... | |
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