Essays in History and ArtW. Blackwood and sons, 1862 - 526 páginas |
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... present some ethereal nectarine element , baffling the analysis of the chemist , yet revealing its power in the thrill of exuberant life which it excites in the human frame , —a true elixir vitæ , a " superfluous glory " added for the ...
... present some ethereal nectarine element , baffling the analysis of the chemist , yet revealing its power in the thrill of exuberant life which it excites in the human frame , —a true elixir vitæ , a " superfluous glory " added for the ...
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... present identically the same phenomenon as those of light : -namely , that the rays of the heat - spectrum which vibrate most slowly have a heating but not an illuminating power ; those of greater velocity , a lumi- niferous property ...
... present identically the same phenomenon as those of light : -namely , that the rays of the heat - spectrum which vibrate most slowly have a heating but not an illuminating power ; those of greater velocity , a lumi- niferous property ...
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... present to him some green pieces , in order to restore the eyes to their normal state . If the sight of the green be sufficiently prolonged to exceed the normal state , the eyes will acquire a tendency to see red - in which case the ...
... present to him some green pieces , in order to restore the eyes to their normal state . If the sight of the green be sufficiently prolonged to exceed the normal state , the eyes will acquire a tendency to see red - in which case the ...
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... present fashion lasts , the thing is impossible ; for the bonnets are placed so far off the face - or rather , we should say , off the head - that any reflected tints can fall only on the hair . Here is M. Chevreul's catalogue raisonnée ...
... present fashion lasts , the thing is impossible ; for the bonnets are placed so far off the face - or rather , we should say , off the head - that any reflected tints can fall only on the hair . Here is M. Chevreul's catalogue raisonnée ...
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... present day , who are so fond of seeking extraordinary effects of light and shade , and of giving to vulgar persons a heroic attitude , or to commonplace coun- tenances the pretence of profound thought , would do well to study the chefs ...
... present day , who are so fond of seeking extraordinary effects of light and shade , and of giving to vulgar persons a heroic attitude , or to commonplace coun- tenances the pretence of profound thought , would do well to study the chefs ...
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Página 195 - ... a sum of not less than one lac of rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned Natives of India, and for the introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British Territories in India...
Página 362 - Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! The time, the clime, the spot, where I so oft Have felt that moment in its fullest power Sink o'er the earth so beautiful and soft, While swung the deep bell in the distant tower. Or the faint dying day-hymn stole aloft, And not a breath crept through the rosy air, And yet the forest leaves seem'd stirr'd with prayer.