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Page 25
... dark and airless , flooded with water , and infested with vermin . Little Ease was a horrible place of confinement , and the Pit was a dark and wretched excavation , twenty feet deep . I am now standing in the open space between the ...
... dark and airless , flooded with water , and infested with vermin . Little Ease was a horrible place of confinement , and the Pit was a dark and wretched excavation , twenty feet deep . I am now standing in the open space between the ...
Page 37
... dark , up the wooden steps and platforms , within the dome , and at last , have emerged to light . We are now at the top of the cupola , with the ball and cross above us ; and Lon- don is spread , like a carpet , beneath our feet ...
... dark , up the wooden steps and platforms , within the dome , and at last , have emerged to light . We are now at the top of the cupola , with the ball and cross above us ; and Lon- don is spread , like a carpet , beneath our feet ...
Page 42
... dark blue coat with long skirts , the yellow petticoat and stockings , the leathern girdle , the white neckband , and the small black worsted cap , are altogether unlike the dress of modern times . The square there , with the four noble ...
... dark blue coat with long skirts , the yellow petticoat and stockings , the leathern girdle , the white neckband , and the small black worsted cap , are altogether unlike the dress of modern times . The square there , with the four noble ...
Page 68
... dark green foliage , and if you find not yourself breathing the fresh air , and holding communion with nature in her rural retreats , conclude at once that you have no soul for painting . There are capital paintings in the gallery by ...
... dark green foliage , and if you find not yourself breathing the fresh air , and holding communion with nature in her rural retreats , conclude at once that you have no soul for painting . There are capital paintings in the gallery by ...
Page 70
... ; the fiery vigour of Rubens ; the rich and glorious colouring of Titian ; and the deep and grand dark - green masses of Gaspar Poussin's pencil , we ought to acknowledge an adorable Creator , in these 70 THE NATIONAL GALLERY .
... ; the fiery vigour of Rubens ; the rich and glorious colouring of Titian ; and the deep and grand dark - green masses of Gaspar Poussin's pencil , we ought to acknowledge an adorable Creator , in these 70 THE NATIONAL GALLERY .
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