The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 153
... length very tartly , " Then , sir , you must make a situation for him . " In fact , the minister did as desired , and a new office was created in favour of the king's de- liverer , to which a salary of 6501. a year was attached . NAVAL ...
... length very tartly , " Then , sir , you must make a situation for him . " In fact , the minister did as desired , and a new office was created in favour of the king's de- liverer , to which a salary of 6501. a year was attached . NAVAL ...
Page 39
... length executed . The remuneration made for this splendid work , which is still one of the chief boasts of Naples , was extremely large ; and this circumstance may in some degree ac- count for the extraordinary pains taken to obtain the ...
... length executed . The remuneration made for this splendid work , which is still one of the chief boasts of Naples , was extremely large ; and this circumstance may in some degree ac- count for the extraordinary pains taken to obtain the ...
Page 117
... length , however , a process has been discovered , by which fresco paintings of any size may be safely and expeditiously transferred to pannels , without doing the least injury to the original design . The honour of this discovery ...
... length , however , a process has been discovered , by which fresco paintings of any size may be safely and expeditiously transferred to pannels , without doing the least injury to the original design . The honour of this discovery ...
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