Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Volume 1Henry G. Bohn, 1855 |
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... better result than an increase of bulk , coupled with a decrease of value " . * The many original docu- ments presented in this edition may , nevertheless , be consulted with advantage ; especially those relating to the School of Siena ...
... better result than an increase of bulk , coupled with a decrease of value " . * The many original docu- ments presented in this edition may , nevertheless , be consulted with advantage ; especially those relating to the School of Siena ...
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... better opinion of me than you probably , without any fault of mine , have hitherto held , entreating that your Excellency will not suffer me to be injured , in your estimation , by the malignant assertions of others , while my life and ...
... better opinion of me than you probably , without any fault of mine , have hitherto held , entreating that your Excellency will not suffer me to be injured , in your estimation , by the malignant assertions of others , while my life and ...
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... better ; as well as of some , who , though still in life amongst us , have so nobly laboured in their vocation , that they are most worthy to be had in eternal remembrance . And of a truth it has been of no small advantage to many ...
... better ; as well as of some , who , though still in life amongst us , have so nobly laboured in their vocation , that they are most worthy to be had in eternal remembrance . And of a truth it has been of no small advantage to many ...
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... better I should remain silent than attempt that which would be wholly impossible , even to a much higher and nobler intellect , -how much more , then , to my most weak powers . Deign then , your most illustrious Excellency , to accept ...
... better I should remain silent than attempt that which would be wholly impossible , even to a much higher and nobler intellect , -how much more , then , to my most weak powers . Deign then , your most illustrious Excellency , to accept ...
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... addressed myself to my former labours , ( although occupied in most important undertakings ) with the intention , not only of adding the names of those who , having passed in the interim to a better world , to the Artists in Design.
... addressed myself to my former labours , ( although occupied in most important undertakings ) with the intention , not only of adding the names of those who , having passed in the interim to a better world , to the Artists in Design.
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