 I never can realize the idea that it is the work of man. You strive to distinguish the ceiling as little as the canopy of heaven. You lose your way in St. Peter's, you take a walk in it, and ramble till you are quite tired; when divine service is performed...  Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book to Italy - Page 173by George Bradshaw - 1865Full view - About this book
 | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Composers - 1862 - 380 pages
...gome great work of nature, a forest, a mass of rocks, or something similar ; for I never can realize the idea that it is the work of man. You strive to...giants ; the doves, colossal birds of prey ; you lose all idea of measurement with the eye, or proportion ; and yet who does not feel his heart expand, when... | |
 | Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - Rome (Italy) - 1871 - 482 pages
...take a walk in it, and ramble till you are quite tired ; when divine service is performed and chaunted there, you are not aware of it till you come quite close. The angels in the Baptistery are enormous giants ; the doves, colossal birds of prey; you lose all sense of measurement with the eye,... | |
 | Methodism - 1879 - 624 pages
...a mass of rocks, or something similar, for I can never realize the idea that it is the work of man. You lose your way in St. Peter's. You take a walk...come quite close. The angels in the baptistery are enormous giants, the doves colossal birds of prey. The interior burst upon our astonished gaze, resplendent... | |
 | Wilhelm Lübke - Art - 1877 - 726 pages
...as the canopy of heaven. You lose your way in St. Peter's ; you take a walk in it, and ramble about till you are quite tired : when divine service is...giants ; the doves, colossal birds of prey. You lose all idea of measurement with the eye, or proportion : and yet who does not feel his heart expand when... | |
 | Samuel Manning - 1878 - 236 pages
...building of St. Peter's surpasses all powers of description. It appears to me like some great work of nature, a forest, a mass of rocks, or something similar...come quite close. The angels in the baptistery are enormous giants ; the doves, colossal birds of prey. You lose all sense of measurement with the eye,... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - Literature - 1896 - 498 pages
...never can realize the idea that it is the work of man. You strive as little to distinguish the ceiling as the canopy of heaven. You lose your way in St....giants; the doves, colossal birds of prey; you lose all idea of measurement with the eye, or proportion; and yet who does not feel his heart expand when... | |
 | Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - Rome (Italy) - 1913 - 800 pages
...till yon are quite tired ; when divine service is performed and chanted there, yon are not aware ol it till you come quite close. The angels in the Baptistery are enormous giants — the doves, colossal birds oí prey ; you lose all sense ol measurement with the... | |
 | De Robigne Mortimer Bennett - Europe - 1881 - 864 pages
...ccil.iiifi a« little as the cauopy of heaven. You lose your way in St. ST. PETBB'S. 605 Peter's ; yon take a walk in it and ramble till you are quite tired....of it till you come quite close. The angels in the baptistry are monstrous giants ; the doves colossal birds of prey. You lose all idea of measurement... | |
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