Pygmalion and Galatea feature in praised gallery series
The piece observes four pictures 167 170 praising the Pygmalion and Galatea narrative with an especially sweet final image The Soul Attains. It notes Ophelia by C Cousins and Helter Skelter recalling Rosa Bonheur and Fresh Fallen Snow as notable light effects by Elijah Walton. It also highlights a mournful large portrait of Princess Alice by Baron Von Angeli in Grosvenor Gallery Water-Colour Gallery.
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India
C. Cousins
Rosa Bonheur
Elijah Walton
Grosvenor
Alice
Baron von Angeli
Leeds Liberal meeting endorses Barran and Gladstone in 1879
From Leeds Cloth Hall Yard, about 26 000 Liberals gathered to condemn Lord Beaconsfield's policy and express continued confidence in Mr Barran while backing Mr Gladstone as the other Liberal candidate. The event showcased orderly conduct and firm resolve to return two Liberal MPs.
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Leeds
Gladstone
LrEps
Cloth Hall Yard
Popular
Liberal Association
Lord Beaconefield
Barran
Adam
Funeral for John Crossley Highlights Family Absences
The report notes the funeral of the late Mr. John Crossley and the presence of family members, while his surviving brother Mr. Robert Crossley of Arden House could not attend. The Jewish Times estimates the world Jewish population at 6,503,000.
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John Crossley
Robert Crossley
Arden House
Jewish Times
Huxley on Hume as Philosopher and Biographer
A critique of Huxley's view that Hume's fame rests on philosophy, not letters, with focus on the biographical life, the grave epitaph at old age, and the second part of Huxley’s volume treating psychology, theism, morality, and miracles. The review lauds the analytic clarity and the role of what science reveals about human knowledge.
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Huxley
Hume
Gibbon
John Hill Burton
Davip Home
Descartes
Spinoza
Temple of Philosophy
Mr. Huxley
Comte
Neces
Iume
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