How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
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In the sixth andseventh cases are pale vases with deep red figures, chiefly of animalsupon them, chiefly from Canino and Vulci. The exertions of the Princeof Canino in excavating on his estate in search of Etruscan tombs andtheir treasures are well known; and the enthusiasm with which SirWilliam Hamilton, while on his embassy at Naples, bought thecuriosities of Etruscan tombs, should be remembered. Few Englishmen, however, can think pleasantly of those times when the Hamiltons wereat Naples, wh...en Lady Hamilton did her country great services; thenrecall the picture of the poor woman fed by a charitable neighbour atCalais, think of Horatio's last words, and then of the country thatforgets the woman's service, and the hero's dying words. Well, thevisitor may pass on his way amidst these spoils from Etruscan tombs, and forgetting the family to whom we owe many of them, serenely watchthe gradual improvement in the manufacture. The best have blackfigures upon a dark ground. The glass cases in the centre of the roomcontain those vases which are painted on both sides.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In the sixth andseventh cases are pale vases with deep red figures, chiefly of animalsupon them, chiefly from Canino and Vulci. The exertions of the Princeof Canino in excavating on his estate in search of Etruscan tombs andtheir treasures are well known; and the enthusiasm with which SirWilliam Hamilton, while on his embassy at Naples, bought thecuriosities of Etruscan tombs, should be remembered. Few Englishmen, however, can think pleasantly of those times when the Hamiltons wereat Naples, wh...en Lady Hamilton did her country great services; thenrecall the picture of the poor woman fed by a charitable neighbour atCalais, think of Horatio's last words, and then of the country thatforgets the woman's service, and the hero's dying words. Well, thevisitor may pass on his way amidst these spoils from Etruscan tombs, and forgetting the family to whom we owe many of them, serenely watchthe gradual improvement in the manufacture. The best have blackfigures upon a dark ground. The glass cases in the centre of the roomcontain those vases which are painted on both sides.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jerrold W. Blanchard to read onlineMoreLess
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