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Page 127
There is always a body of inferior men who are jealous of their betters , and
anxious to dethrone them . This ambitious and undistinguished section of the
Society voted , in October , 1768 , that sixteen persons from their own numbers
should be ...
There is always a body of inferior men who are jealous of their betters , and
anxious to dethrone them . This ambitious and undistinguished section of the
Society voted , in October , 1768 , that sixteen persons from their own numbers
should be ...
Page 128
faction of the innovators was probably not without foundation , for Reynolds
himself , though nominally a director , refused to act , and he had publicly
announced that he was no friend to the proceedings of the governing body . It
was , however ...
faction of the innovators was probably not without foundation , for Reynolds
himself , though nominally a director , refused to act , and he had publicly
announced that he was no friend to the proceedings of the governing body . It
was , however ...
Page 137
Sir Joshua once remarked that he thought it a very bad state of mind to hate any
body , but that he feared he did hate Barry . ' * The hatred of such a person , '
subjoins Northcote , ' is no trifling disgrace . The infamous conduct which alone ...
Sir Joshua once remarked that he thought it a very bad state of mind to hate any
body , but that he feared he did hate Barry . ' * The hatred of such a person , '
subjoins Northcote , ' is no trifling disgrace . The infamous conduct which alone ...
Page 138
In his most vindictive days Barry was unable to appeal to any one specific fact in
support of his " wild and * Barry ridiculed the idea that a man who was merely
acquainted with the map of the face ' could draw the rest of the body . This was
the ...
In his most vindictive days Barry was unable to appeal to any one specific fact in
support of his " wild and * Barry ridiculed the idea that a man who was merely
acquainted with the map of the face ' could draw the rest of the body . This was
the ...
Page 152
... created in art demanded a public funeral . His body was removed to the
academy at Somerset House , and on Saturday , March 3 , a long procession of
men of eminence and rank followed the remains of the great and good President
to the ...
... created in art demanded a public funeral . His body was removed to the
academy at Somerset House , and on Saturday , March 3 , a long procession of
men of eminence and rank followed the remains of the great and good President
to the ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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