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The negotiation failed; Blake was apprenticed to Basire; and twelve years after, the darkness that had lain so long in ambush came out and hid the day:
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Various
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His new master, Basire, was one of those workmen who magnify their office and make it honorable.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Various
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Basire in his _Dead Man's Real Speech_ (pp. 59, 60.), amongst other
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But, if it be really so, Basire must, I think, be in error, when he says, "Our Doctor ... could never get from the Prior any reply to his last answer."
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Basire, and began at once the work and worship of his life, -- the latter by studying at the Royal Academy, the former by engraving for the booksellers.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Various
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There is at Durham a Form of Consecration of Churches, said to be in the hand-writing of Basire; at the end of which the following notes are written:
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_ -- Basire, in his _Brief of the Life, &c. of Bishop Cosin_, appended to his _Funeral Sermon_ (Lond. 1673, p. 69.), after noticing several MS. works of Cosin's, some of which have not yet seen the light, adds, "These remains are earnestly recommended to his pious executor's care for publication."
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Moderates such as Thuriot and enthusiasts like Hébert; and that on the information of Basire and Chabot he suspected both parties of having furthered the fanatical measures of dechristianization only to discredit the Convention abroad and thus more easily to plot with the powers hostile to France.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Basire, an academic but excellent engraver, whose manner is curiously traceable through much of Blake's after work.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864
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Nyl-ghau, with plate, by George Stubbs, engraved by Basire.
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