The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

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Royal Numismatic Society., 1897 - Numismatics
 

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Page 310 - And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Page 82 - A great deal of company, and the weather and garden pleasant : and it is very pleasant and cheap going thither, for a man may go to spend what he will, or nothing, all is one.
Page 312 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Page 5 - Esq., having been nominated scrutineers, the meeting proceeded to ballot for the Council and Officers for the ensuing year.
Page 22 - President, in the Chair. The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting were read and confirmed. The CHAIRMAN appointed Messrs.
Page 317 - Greco ; remarking, that the hour for the death of Art had arrived, since it was not possible...
Page 311 - February, 1896 when nearly 103 years of age, was decorated by the President of the French Republic with the Cross of the Legion of Honour.
Page 179 - Head writes concerning this figure: "For my own part I am inclined to look upon him as a divinity of the nature of Agreus or Aristaeus, the Patron of rural life and pursuits. The shepherd's dog, the duck, and the crow, frequently seen under or beside his seat, would thus stand in some sort of intimate relation to the main type; whereas, if the figure is Demos they must be regarded merely as adjunct symbols unconnected with the principal figure.
Page 302 - Rev. cross voided, each limb terminating in an incurved segment of a circle.
Page 207 - Les débauches de jeunesse l9 et les fatigues des expéditions continuelles l'auront rendu chauve et ridé avant le temps. A sa mort, 353, il n'avait encore que 54 ans env. Le nom de Timothée m'a été suggéré par mon fils, J.

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