Rab and his friends, and other papers. 12th edD. Douglas, 1882 |
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... painter , on looking at his por- trait , ' It is certainly like , but it is much better- looking ; ' and you might well reply , as did the painter , ' It is the truth , told lovingly ' - and all the more true that it is so told . You ...
... painter , on looking at his por- trait , ' It is certainly like , but it is much better- looking ; ' and you might well reply , as did the painter , ' It is the truth , told lovingly ' - and all the more true that it is so told . You ...
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... paint in a mirror the reflection of a dear and unseen face ; the coarse , uncertain passionate hand- ling and colour , ineffectual and hopeless , shut out the very thing itself . I will therefore give this up as in vain , and try by ...
... paint in a mirror the reflection of a dear and unseen face ; the coarse , uncertain passionate hand- ling and colour , ineffectual and hopeless , shut out the very thing itself . I will therefore give this up as in vain , and try by ...
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... painting which he had since ever I remember ) —Dugald Stewart - Dr . Innes - Dr . Smith , Biggar - the two Erskines and Mr. Fisher- Dr. John Taylor of Toronto - Dr . Chalmers - Mr . William Ellis , Rev. James Elles - J . B. Patterson ...
... painting which he had since ever I remember ) —Dugald Stewart - Dr . Innes - Dr . Smith , Biggar - the two Erskines and Mr. Fisher- Dr. John Taylor of Toronto - Dr . Chalmers - Mr . William Ellis , Rev. James Elles - J . B. Patterson ...
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... painted a good portrait which my brother William has ; from his being drawn in a black neckcloth , and standing , he looks as he sometimes did , more like a member of Parliament than a clergy- The print from this is good and very scarce ...
... painted a good portrait which my brother William has ; from his being drawn in a black neckcloth , and standing , he looks as he sometimes did , more like a member of Parliament than a clergy- The print from this is good and very scarce ...
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... painting , and , I think , eight prepared ivory plates . He then shut himself up from every one , and from everything , for fourteen days , and came out of his room , wasted and feeble , with one of the plates ( the others he had used ...
... painting , and , I think , eight prepared ivory plates . He then shut himself up from every one , and from everything , for fourteen days , and came out of his room , wasted and feeble , with one of the plates ( the others he had used ...
Términos y frases comunes
affection Aiken-drum Ailie Albert Durer Arthur Henry Hallam asked beauty Biggar body brain called Chalmers Charles Lamb colour dark dead death deep delight divine door Edinburgh Edward Forbes Elealeh everything expression exquisite eyes face faculty father fear feel frae genius gentle give glory hand happy head heart heaven Heshbon Howgate human Ideal Arts intense James James Nasmyth John Juniper Green keen knew knowledge light living look master mind misery mother nature ness never night once pain painter painting passion Petrarch picture poetry Port-Royal Logic preached Rachan Mill remember rest seen sense shadow sort soul speak spirit story strong sweet tenderness thee things Thornliebank thoroughbred thou thought tion Toby took true truth turn voice walk whole wild wonderful words young
Pasajes populares
Página 290 - The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.
Página 95 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Página 104 - If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
Página 420 - Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But...
Página 55 - God gives us love. Something to love He lends us ; but, when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone.
Página 108 - ... as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Página 355 - When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Página 62 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.
Página 95 - And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
Página 105 - God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.