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The Tourist's New Guide: Containing a Description of the Lakes, Mountains ... - Page 41
by William Green (of Ambleside.) - 1819
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 43

1803 - 542 pages
..."reading had no (hare. ' Thele fillies of natural genius, clothed int natural eloquence, were perfeiUy original, very highly edifying, and entertaining in...They were uttered in a hurried accent, an elevated tons, and very commonly accompanied with tears, to which he. was by conftitution prone. A noble fei>timent,...
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The Antiquities of Furness: Illustrated with Engravings

Thomas West - Furness (England) - 1805 - 470 pages
...manner upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity of expressive language, that was entirely his own, and in which education...extreme. They were uttered in a hurried accent, an elivated tone, and very commonly accompanied with tears, to which he was by constitution prone. A noble...
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The Antiquities of Furness: Illustrated with Engravings

Thomas West - Furness (England) - 1805 - 476 pages
...manner upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity of expressive language, that was entirely his own, and in which education...edifying, and entertaining in. the extreme. They were littered in a hurried accent, an elivated tone, and very commonly accompanied with tears, to which...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and ..., Volume 5

Allan Cunningham - Artists - 1832 - 338 pages
...his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity of expressive language, that was en- . tirely his own, and in which education or reading had no...accent, an elevated tone, and very commonly accompanied by tears, to which he was by constitution prone." The works of Romney are of two kinds, history and...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and ..., Volume 5

Allan Cunningham - Architects - 1832 - 358 pages
...manner upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity of expressive language, that was entirely his own, and in which education...accent, an elevated tone, and very commonly accompanied by tears, to which he was by constitution prone." The works of Romney are of two kinds, history and...
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The Georgian Era: Political and rural economists. Painters, sculptors ...

Great Britain - 1834 - 614 pages
...manner, upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity uf expressive language, that was entirely his own, and in which education...accent, an elevated tone, and very commonly accompanied by tears, to which he was by constitution prone." Romney had as much sensitiveness as sensibility,...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 13

Englishmen - 1837 - 260 pages
...manner upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity of expressive language, that was entirely his own, and in which education...and very commonly accompanied with tears to which he was by constitution prone. A noble sentiment, either recited from a book by the reader, or springing...
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The Family Library (Harper)., Volume 66

Child rearing - 1868 - 268 pages
...manner upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea and a peculiarity of expressive language, that was entirely his own, and in which education or reading had no share. These sallies of natu ral genius, clothed in natural eloquence, were perfectly original, very highly edifying, and entertaining...
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Lancashire Worthies

Francis Espinasse - Great Britain - 1877 - 526 pages
...manner upon the subject of his art, with a sublimity of idea, and a peculiarity of expressive language that was entirely his own, and in which education...accent, an elevated tone, and very commonly accompanied by tears, to which he was by constitution prone," — a trait which affords a key to much otherwise...
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George Romney

George Paston - 1903 - 314 pages
...Cumberland tells us, were delivered with a sublimity of idea and a peculiarity of impressive language that was entirely his own, and in which education...accent, an elevated tone, and very commonly accompanied by tears, to which he was by constitution prone. A noble sentiment never failed to make his eyes overflow...
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