The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 89
... manner in which it was be- stowed , returned it on quarrelling with his friend , David Hume . He did this , however , in a manner which plainly indicated a desire to keep the grant , provided he was courted to it ; but having once de ...
... manner in which it was be- stowed , returned it on quarrelling with his friend , David Hume . He did this , however , in a manner which plainly indicated a desire to keep the grant , provided he was courted to it ; but having once de ...
Page 117
... manner , that the artist , with a sure and uniform mo- tion , can draw off the linen in a perfect state with the painting , so that the wall itself remains quite white . The linen is then stretched upon a pannel , from which it is ...
... manner , that the artist , with a sure and uniform mo- tion , can draw off the linen in a perfect state with the painting , so that the wall itself remains quite white . The linen is then stretched upon a pannel , from which it is ...
Page 176
... manner of working could not be well accounted for , she was distinguished by the name of the Sorceress , as if her work had been the effect of magic . One landscape painted by Mademoiselle Rozee , was sold for five hundred florins ; the ...
... manner of working could not be well accounted for , she was distinguished by the name of the Sorceress , as if her work had been the effect of magic . One landscape painted by Mademoiselle Rozee , was sold for five hundred florins ; the ...
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