The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... Molière . Montesquieu . # St. Bruno . Caravaggio , M. A. M. da . Cromwell . Piron . Pompadour , Mad , de . Raphael . Rembrandt . Romano , Julio . Rosa , Salvator . Diogenes . Gessner . Stanislaus . Guido Reni . Helvetius . Jonson , Ben ...
... Molière . Montesquieu . # St. Bruno . Caravaggio , M. A. M. da . Cromwell . Piron . Pompadour , Mad , de . Raphael . Rembrandt . Romano , Julio . Rosa , Salvator . Diogenes . Gessner . Stanislaus . Guido Reni . Helvetius . Jonson , Ben ...
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... success ; but exhibited no qualities that could indicate his future celebrity . " Colin , " his father used to say , " is a good lad , who is not over- burthened with wit , and will speak no ill of Boileau Molière Montesquieu.
... success ; but exhibited no qualities that could indicate his future celebrity . " Colin , " his father used to say , " is a good lad , who is not over- burthened with wit , and will speak no ill of Boileau Molière Montesquieu.
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... Moliere : the rest have written nothing but farces , like the wretched pieces of Scarron . " Another time , declaiming against burlesque poetry to the king , and in the presence of Mad . de Maintenon- " Happily , " said he , “ the taste ...
... Moliere : the rest have written nothing but farces , like the wretched pieces of Scarron . " Another time , declaiming against burlesque poetry to the king , and in the presence of Mad . de Maintenon- " Happily , " said he , “ the taste ...
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... : but they were in- ferior to himself . He engraved in aquafortis , an excellent collection of his compositions . His smaller pictures are the most esteemed . THE ASTOR NY LIBRARY MOLIERE . MOLIE'RE . THE praise LAIRESSE . [ FRANCE .
... : but they were in- ferior to himself . He engraved in aquafortis , an excellent collection of his compositions . His smaller pictures are the most esteemed . THE ASTOR NY LIBRARY MOLIERE . MOLIE'RE . THE praise LAIRESSE . [ FRANCE .
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