The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 369
had pronounced, returned to hisdwelling. He threw himself at the feet of the crucifix,and absorbed in profound reflections, resolved from thatmoment, to withdraw himself from the world. In acorner of the picture, the body of Raymond is seen,thrown into the earth, without any religious ceremony. The… … A RIVER GOD AND A NAIAD, KUSTACHE LE SUEUR. The rivers have been personified by the people of antiquity. They were deemed the Sons of the Ocean and of Thetis—and their number has been extended to 3000. It was customary among the Greeks to invoke them, by washing hands in their waters. This practice…
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