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Excerpt from Ireland Illustrated: From Original Drawings
Mankind in general appear to possess an innate love of the beauties of nature, and this passion has been always found to predominate most in warm, susceptible, and cultivated minds; and, perhaps, for this precise reason it is, that such subjects as awaken the powers, and gratify the pleasures, of the imagination, will be both better understood, and more clearly appreciated, in the present period, than in those ages just gone by.
It should be observed, that the Artists, engaged in the Illustrations of Ireland, were obliged to delineate, from a great variety of subjects, all of which were picturesque and sublime, landscapes representing select and distinct pieces of imagery and the Illustrator has seized those happy occasions, for the introduction of such legends, facts, or circum stances, as may well be understood by the contemplator of each scene.
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Mankind in general appear to possess an innate love of the beauties of nature, and this passion has been always found to predominate most in warm, susceptible, and cultivated minds; and, perhaps, for this precise reason it is, that such subjects as awaken the powers, and gratify the pleasures, of the imagination, will be both better understood, and more clearly appreciated, in the present period, than in those ages just gone by.
It should be observed, that the Artists, engaged in the Illustrations of Ireland, were obliged to delineate, from a great variety of subjects, all of which were picturesque and sublime, landscapes representing select and distinct pieces of imagery and the Illustrator has seized those happy occasions, for the introduction of such legends, facts, or circum stances, as may well be understood by the contemplator of each scene.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
G. Petrie
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780656001941
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 156
Paperback
Contributors
Author
G. Petrie
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331359111
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 158
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