Sentences with phrase «century nobility»

I find WWI films interesting for the juxtaposition of modern warfare with 19th century nobility, and looks like this will draw on that.

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The key to Greer's interpretation» one that makes her short book on Shakespeare for Oxford's «Past Masters» series one of the finest essays on Shakespeare this century» is her insight that the persona of the Fool in Lear and other plays largely coincides with the self «portrait of the poet in the Sonnets: both persons, Sonneteer and Fool, are self «deprecatory, marginalized, and contemned, yet for that reason are lethally insightful about the flaws of the nobility.

In the great hymns and spirituals of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as in «There is a balm in Gilead / to make the wounded whole,» and «Swing low, sweet chariot, / comin» for to carry me home,» he finds «a directness and a fervor of utterance and humility which involves man's nobility and, to me, a spark of divinity.»

Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps) was a successful seventeenth - century British civil servant who chronicled nearly every day of his life for almost nine straight years, from 1660 to 1669, including his business interest in ships and the British navy, his run - ins with the nobility, his merry meals with friends and family, his nightly prayers, and his «towsing» (ruffling up, disheveling) of women other than his wife (the latter two activities often on the same day).

He has brought in potentially great players, brought up wonderful youth players, developed the infrastructure to achieve great things, fought against the dinosaurs entrenched in the 19th century who are ¨ running ¨ the game, displayed dignity and nobility in the face of unremitting criticism from a small band of Arsenal ¨ supporters ¨ and the media, endured xenophobic pundits, questionable officiating, lean years after the stadium build, ever expanding competition for players from richer clubs and yet stayed true to his principles and still managed to bring in trophies and success over his 21 year reign.

This type of lace cloth is traditionally applied for creating luxurious outfits — since the Middle Ages and throughout the centuries, its various forms (Cluny lace, Venetian lace) have been used for exquisite outfits of nobility.

Flowers were prized by the nobility and the wealthy centuries ago.

All I can ever find on nobility is 14th century and onwards.

The noble Vizsla has been the breed of choice for Hungarian nobility for centuries and is prized for their hunting abilities as well as being very loyal to their owners.

The development of the modern Great Dane can be traced back to the mid-16th century when large dogs descended from Irish Wolfhounds and English Mastiffs were imported from England by European nobility.

Since French royalty enjoyed hunting in the 16th through 19th centuries, nobility and aristocrats favored this breed.

The Bolognese, also, was the favorite of kings and rulers in his homeland of Italy, specifically in Bologna, where he was delighting the nobility from the 11th century.

Despite its value, the breed faced near - extinction in the mid to late 18th century with the collapse of the Scottish nobility after the battle of Culloden and the Jacobite rebellion but was saved by enthusiasts Archibald and Duncan McNeill.

The breed was developed by them, and it became a favorite of nobility in the sixteenth century.

The breed came to England in the 17th century, quickly becoming as popular with nobility there as they had been in their Italian homeland.

History and Facts: Believed to be an ancient breed, the Scottish Deerhound could only be owned by nobility during the 16th century.

In the early 11th century only nobility were allowed to have Greyhounds and they were to be kept near forests the nobility owned.

It was used for centuries on Spanish and French sailing ships to keep sailor's spirits up on long voyages, and later became a favorite among Italian nobility.

The Bolognese dog breed was prized by nobility as long ago as the 11th century, and many Bolognese can be seen in old paintings.

The Löwchen has been the cherished and pampered pet of nobility for almost five centuries.

They remained the property of Chinese nobility for centuries and it was not until 1930 that some reached the West.

In the mid-16th century, English royalty became enamored with the Skye, making it quickly the most fashionable pet among nobility and commoners alike.

Although traces of the breed's ancestors have been recorded back to almost 2000 B.C., these dogs really became established with the nobility of France around the seventeenth century.

From the 15th century onwards it was where the nobility of Dubrovnik vacationed, making our Zaton Bay vacation rentals a truly wonderful proposition.

s it would have been for the social life of the Parisian nobility in the 17th and 18th century.

Time - travel back to when Genovese nobility ruled Chios at the majestic Argentikon, in a 16th - century estate.

A long standing favourite of Lombardy's nobility, who built magnificent villas and gardens within the town, Bellagio's popularity as a holiday resort truly flourished in the early nineteenth century, establishing grand new hotels and luxury shops to cater for increasing numbers of visitors.

A longstanding favourite destination of Lombardy's nobility, who built magnificent villas and gardens within the town, Bellagio's popularity as a holiday resort truly flourished in the early nineteenth century.

Throughout the centuries it has been tradition for Italian nobility to be patrons to great artists.

One can scarcely think, before the anti-traditional 19th century at least, of any artist who sprang from the ranks of any more elevated class than the upper bourgeoisie; even in the 19th century, Degas came from the lower nobility — more like the haute bourgeoisie, in fact — and only Toulouse - Lautrec, metamorphosed into the ranks of the marginal by accidental deformity, could be said to have come from the loftier reaches of the upper classes.

In 16th century Italy, the nobility began decorating their tables with «triumphs» made entirely from folded napkins.

In the 16th century most painted portraits are of royalty or the more important nobility; the oldest work in the collection is a portrait of James IV of Scotland from 1507.

The silhouette was an art form originally meant to amuse the early 18th - century French elite, but Walker had subverted the genre to depict a reality that most of the nobility would shudder at.

After all, he lived more than four centuries ago, and the homes he built were tailored for wealthy Italian nobility.

In the 18th and 19th centuries cloth was printed to supply the demands of the nobility and rich as well as the foreign market.