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Example sentences for "pourtray"

Lexicographically close words:
pourroit; pourront; pours; poursuivre; pourtant; pourtrayed; pourtraying; pourvoir; pourvu; pous
  1. The reference in another ritual to the Lord of Life trampling the King of Terrors beneath his feet seems also to be indicated, and it will be noticed that the artist has employed a rather emphatic smile to pourtray triumph.

  2. His study was peculiarly man: and his comprehensive and generalizing mind led him to analyze the primary elements of human nature, rather than nicely to pourtray the shades of mixed character.

  3. Could he, I ask, more geographically pourtray their route from Ireland?

  4. The sculpture itself is intended to pourtray the situation of those progenitors of the human species in the Garden of Eden.

  5. I will try and dream what it could have been; nothing living can even pourtray it.

  6. Nothing could adequately pourtray to our readers the unhappy state of all at Gatestone.

  7. In writing this novel, I have rather endeavoured to pourtray passions than manners.

  8. Pourtray how God in thunder spoke His fiery Law, whilst curling smoke, In terror fierce, from Sinai broke, Midst raging flame!

  9. But, judicial criticism insists, the object of the Drama is to pourtray human nature, whereas Ben Jonson has painted not men but caricatures.

  10. But the same sentiment that first led me to pourtray scenes replete with tender recollections, now bids me hurry on.

  11. Let fancy pourtray the joyous scene of the twentieth of June, such as even now my aching heart recalls it.

  12. May Your Highness," said he, "deign to excuse my impertinence in daring to come to lay at your noble feet a painting I made for you, wherein I had the honour to pourtray Madame the Virgin in imperial array.

  13. The great difficulty would be to find a sculptor of such surpassing skill as to be able to pourtray in one carved stone face all the hideous vices and passions that should properly belong to it.

  14. We could readily pourtray other nicer shades of the natural small-pox, but the originals might not perhaps be so readily recognized by succeeding observers, or their nature well understood by our readers.

  15. The impression of his own passionate feelings in youth furnished him with the ideas from which to pourtray the exquisitely tender scenes of his after-life.

  16. It professed to pourtray that baneful passion jealousy--a passion which, when once indulged, is the inevitable destroyer of conjugal happiness.

  17. The intense feelings of youth, however, and which in after-life led him so forcibly to pourtray the passion he felt, now completely overcame all his prudential resolves.

  18. He had but to note what he observed in the vicinity of Elizabeth's Court, in order to pourtray some of his scenes.

  19. They pourtray in detail the story of the saint:-- 1.

  20. He professed to pourtray the style of general nature, and so his pictures were a composition of the various draughts which he had previously made from beautiful scenes and prospects.

  21. Palestine, which the writer wished to pourtray as possessed of every blessing, thus receives attributes which the myth gave to a place above the earth, whence the blessings of light streamed down to it.


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