The two creations: nature and art1849 |
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... , in our days , with lofty domes , or marble pillars , or delicate sculpture , or painted windows , whatever may have been the case in ancient times , before the Lord ST . PETER'S AND ST . PAUL'S . 1 THE THE CHURCHES OF ST. PETER AND ...
... , in our days , with lofty domes , or marble pillars , or delicate sculpture , or painted windows , whatever may have been the case in ancient times , before the Lord ST . PETER'S AND ST . PAUL'S . 1 THE THE CHURCHES OF ST. PETER AND ...
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... marble , and Rome itself was spoiled of its statues that they might grace its rival . Successive emperors laboured to finish that which Constantine had so magnificently begun ; till , in its surpassing beauty and impregnable strength ...
... marble , and Rome itself was spoiled of its statues that they might grace its rival . Successive emperors laboured to finish that which Constantine had so magnificently begun ; till , in its surpassing beauty and impregnable strength ...
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... marble . The picture gives a glimpse of this wonderful vault . A gentle- man thus describes a visit to it . " Having learnt that there was a Greek reservoir in the city in good preservation , and still partially full of water , I made ...
... marble . The picture gives a glimpse of this wonderful vault . A gentle- man thus describes a visit to it . " Having learnt that there was a Greek reservoir in the city in good preservation , and still partially full of water , I made ...
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... marble columns seemed to rise endlessly , while their polished surfaces glistened in the torch - light . The Eastern dress of our guide , his flowing beard , the dismal silence of this strange place , unbroken , save by the paddling of ...
... marble columns seemed to rise endlessly , while their polished surfaces glistened in the torch - light . The Eastern dress of our guide , his flowing beard , the dismal silence of this strange place , unbroken , save by the paddling of ...
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Two creations. began to look round more attentively . The columns are of marble ; many of them with Corinthian capitals , though we saw some of the composite , and others of the Doric order . Some retained all the sharpness of their ...
Two creations. began to look round more attentively . The columns are of marble ; many of them with Corinthian capitals , though we saw some of the composite , and others of the Doric order . Some retained all the sharpness of their ...
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ALNWICK CASTLE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA ancient ancient Greece appear arches arena ascend basaltic columns beauty boat bridge buildings built Canada Caroline cataract cistern cliffs climbed clouds coast Constantinople cross dark deep depth descended edge edifice Egypt ELEPHANTA Emperor erected excite extremity FALLS OF NIAGARA feet in height Fingal's Cave fortress GIANT'S CAUSEWAY gladiator glories Goat Island Greeks hands head Herod immense inhabitants inscription Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Josephus King ladder lakes ledge length look Lord magnificent marble Menai Strait mighty miles monuments moon Mosque mountains narrow Navy Island nearly neck occupied ocean overhang palace passed perpendicular Peter Botte POMPEY'S PILLAR precipice present river rock Roman Rome roof ropes round seen shore side siege splendour spot Staffa staircase stone stream streets structure surface temple thousand Titus tower travellers Turk United States territory Upper Canada vast vault volcanic walls Warrow wonder worship