Miscellaneous Works, 4. köideD.A. Talboys, 1830 |
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... marble , set in their proper architecture , they would certainly very much adorn the places where they stand ; but as they are now , they only show us that there is something wanting , and that the palace , which without these ...
... marble , set in their proper architecture , they would certainly very much adorn the places where they stand ; but as they are now , they only show us that there is something wanting , and that the palace , which without these ...
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... marble , nor the silver , nor brass works show themselves to an ad- vantage . This vast Gothic pile of building is all of marble , except the roof , which would have been of the same matter with the rest , had not its weight rendered it ...
... marble , nor the silver , nor brass works show themselves to an ad- vantage . This vast Gothic pile of building is all of marble , except the roof , which would have been of the same matter with the rest , had not its weight rendered it ...
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... marble , and generally well cut ; but the most valuable one they have is a St. Bartholomew , new - flead , with his skin hanging over his shoulders : it is esteemed worth its weight in gold : they have inscribed this verse on the ...
... marble , and generally well cut ; but the most valuable one they have is a St. Bartholomew , new - flead , with his skin hanging over his shoulders : it is esteemed worth its weight in gold : they have inscribed this verse on the ...
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... marble by Andrew Biffy . This church is very rich in relics , which run up as high as Daniel , Jonas , and Abraham . Among the rest they show a frag- ment of our countryman Becket , as , indeed , there are very few treasuries of relics ...
... marble by Andrew Biffy . This church is very rich in relics , which run up as high as Daniel , Jonas , and Abraham . Among the rest they show a frag- ment of our countryman Becket , as , indeed , there are very few treasuries of relics ...
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... marble , by a father of the convent . It is very lucky for a religious , who has so much time on his hands , to be able to amuse himself with works of this na- ture ; and one often finds particular members of convents , who have ...
... marble , by a father of the convent . It is very lucky for a religious , who has so much time on his hands , to be able to amuse himself with works of this na- ture ; and one often finds particular members of convents , who have ...
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