...favourites being Livy, ' Plutarch, Cicero, and Seneca,) or from some eminent poet. This ' was the time when he generally received his visitors, with whom ' he...always devoted to recreation, which consisted either in al' lowing his thoughts to dwell, as they listed, on subjects con' nected with science or politics,...

...favourites being Livy, Plutarch, Cicero, Seneca,) or from some eminent poet. This was the tia.e when he generally received his visitors, with whom he entered...latter interested him deeply ; or in contemplating his treasure* of art. From anxiety not to impair the brilliant play of his fancy, he indulged but sparingly...

...and while painting habitually employed a person to read to him from one of the classical authors (bis favourites being Livy, Plutarch, Cicero, Seneca),...latter interested him deeply, or in contemplating his treatment of art. From anxiety not to impair the brilliant play of his fancy, he indulged but sparingly...

...afterwards heard mass. He then went to work, and while painting habitually employed a person to redd to him from one of the classical authors (his favourites...to recreation, which consisted either in allowing bis thoughts to dwell as they listed, on subjects connected with science or politics, which latter...

...reading and painting. " This was the time," says Dr. Waagen, still following the Latin life, "when he generally received his visitors, with whom he entered...animated and agreeable manner. An hour before dinner he always devoted to recreation, which consisted either in allowing his thoughts to dwell as they listed...

...and Seneca,) or from some eminent poet. This ' was the time when he generally received his visiters, with whom ' he entered willingly into conversation...always devoted to recreation, which consisted either in al' lowing his thoughts to dwell, as they listed, on subjects con' nected with science or politics,...