 I have read of a fair young German gentleman, who, living, often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his friends' desire, by giving way that after a few days' burial they might send a painter to his vault, and, if they saw cause for...  The North American Miscellany - Стр. 5181851Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1852 - Страниц: 650
...cannot trace his allusion : " I have read of a fair young German gentleman, who living often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his...face half eaten, and his midriff and back-bone full ofierpenti ; and so he stands pictured among his armed ancestors." — Holy Dying, cap. i. sec. 2.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - Страниц: 716
...pictured, but put off the importunity of his friends' desire by giving way, that, after a few davs burial, they might send a painter to his vault, and....half eaten, and his midriff and back-bone full of serpent ; and so he stands pictured among hie armed ancestors. So does the fairest beauty change ;... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1847 - Страниц: 490
...stripped of its life and honour. I have read of a fair young German gentleman who living often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his...unto the life : they did so, and found his face half i-;ii I'M, and his midriff and backbone full of serpents ; and so he stands pictured among his armed... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - Страниц: 1232
...living, often refused to b« pictured, but put off the importunity of his friends' desire by pivinc way that after a few days' burial, they might send a painter to his vault, &Г..1 if they saw cause for it, draw the image of his death wnlo the life. They did so, and found... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1857 - Страниц: 352
...stripped of its life and honour. I have read of a fair young German gentleman, who, living, often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his...They did so. and found his face half eaten, and his midriff1 and backbone full of serpents ; and so he stands pictured among his armed ancestors. So does... | |
 | 1857 - Страниц: 564
...make him unable to die. I have read of a fair young German gentleman, who, while living, often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his...death unto the life. They did so, and found his face half-eaten, and his midriff and backbone, full of serpents ; and so he stands pictured among his armed... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - Страниц: 428
...German gentleman, who living, often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his friends by giving way, that, after a few days' burial, they...death unto the life. They did so, and found his face half-eaten, and his midriff and backbone full of serpents ; and so he stands pictured among his armed... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1858 - Страниц: 298
...stripped of its life and honour. I have read of a fair young German gentleman, who, living, often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his...cause for it, draw the image of his death unto the lije. 'They did so, and found his face half eaten, and his midriff and backbone full of serpents ;... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1859 - Страниц: 282
...have read of a fair young German gentleman, who, living, often refused to be pictured, but put oft' the importunity of his friends' desire, by giving...for it, draw the image of his death unto the life. 1'hey did so, and found his face half eaten, and his midriff and backbone full of serpents ; and so... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1859 - Страниц: 494
...unable to die." .... " I have read of a fair young German gentleman, who, while living, often refused to be pictured, but put off the importunity of his friends' desire by s-ivinr way that after a few days' burial, they might send a painter to his vault, u.»: if they saw... | |
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