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Page 30
... wonder . What a pigmy am I , compared to this stupendous structure , which is itself but a speck in creation ! The oppressive vastness of the church is increased by its absence of ornament . Not that the co- lumns , the arches , and the ...
... wonder . What a pigmy am I , compared to this stupendous structure , which is itself but a speck in creation ! The oppressive vastness of the church is increased by its absence of ornament . Not that the co- lumns , the arches , and the ...
Page 32
... wonder whether he is as much in earnest after the things of a better world , as he appears to be after the things in this . It is high time for him to be setting his affections on things that are above , bearing in mind that ' our days ...
... wonder whether he is as much in earnest after the things of a better world , as he appears to be after the things in this . It is high time for him to be setting his affections on things that are above , bearing in mind that ' our days ...
Page 58
... wonder and delight . He in the white trousers is evidently thinking of the bear in Robinson Crusoe , that Friday made to dance on the bough . The little toddler looks up with an awe - struck face , to ask whether they will bite ; and ...
... wonder and delight . He in the white trousers is evidently thinking of the bear in Robinson Crusoe , that Friday made to dance on the bough . The little toddler looks up with an awe - struck face , to ask whether they will bite ; and ...
Page 71
... out to us the most valuable paintings in the picture gallery - to explain their subjects , and to make known to the uninitiated the style and peculiarities of the several artists , whose wonder- working hands THE NATIONAL GALLERY . 71.
... out to us the most valuable paintings in the picture gallery - to explain their subjects , and to make known to the uninitiated the style and peculiarities of the several artists , whose wonder- working hands THE NATIONAL GALLERY . 71.
Page 72
Old Humphrey. peculiarities of the several artists , whose wonder- working hands had flung on the canvass such vivid representations of breathing things . But though he boldly ventured on his enterprise , it was soon perceived , by more ...
Old Humphrey. peculiarities of the several artists , whose wonder- working hands had flung on the canvass such vivid representations of breathing things . But though he boldly ventured on his enterprise , it was soon perceived , by more ...
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