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In literature:
Even to a Texan like myself, Arizona state politics seem rather baroque.
"Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce Sterling
In phrases of baroque convolution, he conveyed the message of his heart.
"Queen Victoria" by Lytton Strachey
A bertha of rarest Brussels lace was fastened at her neck with the amethyst pin, inlaid with gold and surrounded by baroque pearls.
"Lavender and Old Lace" by Myrtle Reed
And never minding the seed pearls, you've got quarts of baroques there.
"A Son Of The Sun" by Jack London
The overblown high Baroque style in ornament, swag, and cartouche was also drawn upon as a source for decorative cuts.
"John Baptist Jackson" by Jacob Kainen
In America, as in England, the baroque for things functional seemingly had little appeal.
"Woodworking Tools 1600-1900" by Peter C. Welsh
He was marching through a fantastic baroque desert.
"Starman's Quest" by Robert Silverberg
The present church is baroque in style, but contains some works of art of earlier periods.
"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1" by Various
Most of the baroques are too irregular in shape to have any special name applying to their form.
"A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public" by Frank Bertram Wade
There, the baroques, the arabesques, the colourings gorgeous, are dead, at least inanimate; here, they palpitate with life.
"The Book of Khalid" by Ameen Rihani
The dial is engraved in the usual style of Bertolla's baroque design, and the hands are of pierced bronze.
"The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology" by Silvio A. Bedini
Apart from the poorer colour the baroque style of ornament also rendered the ware much inferior to that of Italy or of France.
"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6" by Various
The present cathedral (S. Pietro), erected in 910, is now almost entirely in the baroque style.
"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2" by Various
On the left, a throne in baroque style.
"Morituri: Three One-Act Plays" by Hermann Sudermann
On the other hand, he also helped to bring on the Baroque.
"A Short History of Italy" by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
The interior was restored in the baroque style in 1712.
"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3" by Various
It is otherwise when a rich lady's dressing-table in baroque or rococo is decorated with such scenes.
"The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation" by Ernst Von Dobschutz
In phrases of baroque convolution, he delivered the message of his heart.
The church, which is in the baroque style that it is so easy to dislike, is too florid throughout.
"A Wanderer in Paris" by E. V. Lucas
The building is a handsome one, in the baroque style, in the Calle de San Fernando.
"The Story of Seville" by Walter M. Gallichan
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In poetry:
to manage a baroque staircase, or the art
of believing footmen don't hear
human speech. (In adulterine castles
our half-strong might hang their jackets
"Thanksgiving for a Habitat" by W H Auden
Such plainness of the pre-baroque
Hardly involves the eye, until
It meets his left-hand gauntlet, still
Clasped empty in the other; and
One sees, with a sharp tender shock,
His hand withdrawn, holding her hand.
"An Arundel Tomb" by Philip Larkin
In news:
Performers with the Mountainside Baroque rehearse for a concert Saturday at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish in Cumberland.
Baroque-era music, as heard today, still has a yawning chronological gap in the middle.
New York City based quintet, Freelance Whales, drop by the studio to play a great set of indie-rock with a twist of baroque pop in support of their 2012 release, "Diluvia".
And Lo Scalco, with its minimalist Baroque setting—high arched ceiling, white ceramic chandeliers, and minions dramatically descending the open staircase toting trays of covered dishes from the kitchen—is hardly just another trattoria.
Baroque and Georgian English Rectory.
Boston Baroque delivers a gripping account of Haydn's Creation.
Martin Pearlman conducts superb soloists with period ensemble Boston Baroque in Haydn's joyful oratorio.
Singer as enchanting perpetual motion machine: hands play about the chopstick shoved through the baroque mass of her brown hair .
P INEWOOD GREEN, ENGLAND – The board room at Pinewood Studios is disturbingly baroque.
Jeffrey Thomas will conduct the UC Davis University Chorus when it performs choral works from three of the biggest names in Baroque music at 7 pm Friday in Jackson Hall.
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