| 1814 - 556 pages
...luxurious supper. ' Such reflections check our regret for its ruin. As it now stands^ the Colosseum is a striking image of Rome itself: — decayed —...and fallen on the other, with consecrated ground in iti b^sona — ' inhabited by a beadsm.ri — visited by every cast; for msralists, antiquaries, painters,... | |
| Elizabeth Isabella Spence - 1817 - 744 pages
...streaming arena to a luxurious supper! " Such reflections check our regret for its ruin. As it now stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself; decayed, vacant, serious yet grand; half gray and half green, erect on one side, and fallen oil the other, with consecrated ground in its bosom,... | |
| 1818 - 646 pages
...image of Rome itself:—decayed—vacant—serious—yet grand:— half gray and half green—erect on one side, and fallen on the other, with consecrated ground in its hosom—inhahited hy a headsman j visited hy every cast; for moralists, antiquaries, painters, architects,... | |
| Joseph Forsyth - 1820 - 700 pages
...and streaming arena to a luxurious supper. Such reflections check our regret for its ruin. As it now stands , the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome...bosom — inhabited by a beadsman ; visited by every east ; for moralists , antiquaries , painters , architects , devotees , all meet here to meditate ,... | |
| Joseph Forsyth - 1820 - 708 pages
...and streaming arena; to a luxurious supper. Such reflections check our regret for its ruin. As it now stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself...consecrated ground in its bosom — inhabited by a be-dsmari ; visited by every cast; for moralists, antiquaries, painters , architects , devotees , all... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 480 pages
...not very remote must be content, I fear, with the picture of this stupendous monument. Ль it now stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself;...vacant — serious — yet grand ; — half grey and ball" green — erect on one side and fallen on the other, with consecrated ground in its bosom —... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1838 - 480 pages
...generation Dot very remote must be content, I fear, with the picture of this stupendous monument. As it now stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself;...decayed — vacant — serious — yet grand ; — half gray and half green — erect on one side and fallen on the other, with consecrated ground in its bosom—... | |
| Charles Bucke - 1841 - 372 pages
...stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself: decayed, vacant, serious, yet grand ; half gray and half green ; erect on one side and fallen on the...with consecrated ground in its bosom, inhabited by a herdsman ; visited by every caste ; for moralists, antiquaries, painters, architects, devotees, all... | |
| Charles Bucke - 1841 - 370 pages
...passages prove's the attention which the ancients paid to the safe discharge of a crowd. As it now stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself: decayed, vacant, serious, yet grand ; half gray and half green ; erect on one side and fallen on the other ; with consecrated ground in its bosom,... | |
| Constancy - 1844 - 936 pages
...had ever read or heard j comprising, as they did, all its peculiarities in one sentence. " As it now stands, the Coliseum is a striking image of Rome itself...bosom ; inhabited by a beadsman, visited by every caste ; — for moralists, antiquarians, painters, architects, poets, devotees, all meet here to meditate,... | |
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