The Progress of a Painter in the Nineteenth Century; Containing Conversation and Remarks Upon Art (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...will have some of the mountain dew." "I must have you put me ashore at Royal's, as I wish to get home, therefore you must excuse me," said Knox. "No, no, my good fellow, 'I will not excuse you. You shall not be excused, excuses shall not be admitted: there is no excuse shall serve: you shall not be excused;' as old Shallow says." "Well then, Gibson, you shall all go home with me; it is your nearest way, and we will make it a half-way house; if we have none of the dew fron Ben Nevis, we will have some from Ben Lomond. And there is Charlie, I declare, fishing at the end of yon barge, we will send him on as an avant courier. Well, Charlie, my boy, what sport have you had?" "None," he replied; "on the contrary, the roach and dace have made sport of me." "That's unfortunate. I was in hopes our friends would have had something for supper out of your creel; but we must put up with the contents of the amory, --if you go a-head, and say, we are coming to take our bread and cheese." Charlie didn't stop to furnish a reply to retard his embassy, but scampered off quite delighted, in expectation of hearing some discussion upon art. Knox, on turning round, said, --"This is, likely, the very spot that'Caesar stood upon when he crossed the Thames from Surrey into Middlesex. I am informed this is the nearest fordable place, and several relics have been found to give colour to the suggestion." "Such a circumstance is only curious to remark," said Gibson, "how little changed the river Thames still remains, through so long a lapse of time." A short walk brought the party to Pimlico, where, as usual, they all received a hearty welcome; for Knox was one of those characters who are not on...