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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
abating
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
able
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
absence
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
ADAM
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
any
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
BALLANTYNE
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Bell
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
best
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
BLACK
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
British
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
C
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
caused
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
century
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
CHARLES
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
charming
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From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
Collections
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
Containing
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
contemporaries
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Countess
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Crewe's
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Currie
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From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
Daughter
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
deserves
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
diminishing
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
doing
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
Earl
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
English
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
examples
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
fairly
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
fame
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
fear
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
finest
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
first-ratenounUS /ˈfirst-rate/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
fortunate
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Gallery
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
gap
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
generation
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
George
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
Hamilton
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
hardly
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
heads
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
Henry
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Hertford
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
honour
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
House
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
importance
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
judge
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Lady
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Lansdowne's
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
large
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From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
loan
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
LONDON
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
Lord
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Louisa
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Mansfield
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
Mark
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From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
Marquis
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
master's
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
means
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From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
Milnes
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
more
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
most
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
Mrs
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
much
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
National
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
nearer
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
neglect
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
obvious
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
only
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
painters
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
Parsons
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
Petty
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
placing
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
popularity
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
portrait
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From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
portraits
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
possession
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
PREFACE
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
present
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
PRESS
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
PRINTEDnounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
public
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
quality
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
rank
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
ranks
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
really
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
Robinson
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From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
Romney
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
seems
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
sixteen
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The large portrait of _Mrs. Mark Currie_ is charming, but by no means so fine.
SOHO
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
SQUARE
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
superb
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
temporary
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
there
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From this reading In placing him in the first rank of English painters, however, the present generation are only doing him as much honour as he deserves, after a century of neglect; and there seems to be no fear of his fame diminishing again or his popularity abating.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Parsons Daughter_, in the National Gallery, and the _Mrs. Robinson_, at Hertford House, are of the finest quality; but they are only heads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
two
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
very
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
W
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
whole-length
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From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the _Louisa, Countess of Mansfield_, we are nearer to the very best; but that is only a temporary loan, and until the public are in possession of one or two of his superb whole-length portraits, such as Earl Crewe’s _Lady Milnes_, the Marquis of Lansdowne’s _Lord Henry Petty_, or the _Lady Bell Hamilton_, they will hardly be able to judge the work of Romney as fairly as that of his more fortunate contemporaries.
work
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From this reading Containing sixteen examples of the master’s work A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS LONDON PREFACE The most obvious gap in the ranks of the portraits by British painters in our National Collections is caused by the absence of any work of really first-rate importance by George Romney.
