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... House of Commons to be Printed 25th March , 1836 . Folio , half calf . London , 1836 . 8s 6d ROBINSON ( C. E. ) . A Royal Warren , or Picturesque Rambles in the Isle of Purbeck . Illustrated with etchings by ALFRED DAWSON . 4to ...
... House of Commons to be Printed 25th March , 1836 . Folio , half calf . London , 1836 . 8s 6d ROBINSON ( C. E. ) . A Royal Warren , or Picturesque Rambles in the Isle of Purbeck . Illustrated with etchings by ALFRED DAWSON . 4to ...
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... Houses , and Seats of the Nobility and Gentry , and coloured map . With topographical and historical accounts of each ... House , Mile End , by C. R. Ashbee . St. Mary , Stratford , Bow , by O. C. Hills . Old Palace , Bromley - by - Bow ...
... Houses , and Seats of the Nobility and Gentry , and coloured map . With topographical and historical accounts of each ... House , Mile End , by C. R. Ashbee . St. Mary , Stratford , Bow , by O. C. Hills . Old Palace , Bromley - by - Bow ...
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... House of Commons thereupon . 20 pp . London , 1729 . To the Honourable the Knights , Citizens , and Burgesses of Great - Britain in Parliament Assembled . Some Considerations humbly Offered , relating to the Relief of such Unhappy ...
... House of Commons thereupon . 20 pp . London , 1729 . To the Honourable the Knights , Citizens , and Burgesses of Great - Britain in Parliament Assembled . Some Considerations humbly Offered , relating to the Relief of such Unhappy ...
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... Houses . A Hand Guide with illustrative anecdotes and a reference plan . 100 ori- ginal illustrations from drawings by ... House . Illustrated with numerous portraits , views , etc. First Edition . 2 vols , 8vo , orig . cloth , uncut , t ...
... Houses . A Hand Guide with illustrative anecdotes and a reference plan . 100 ori- ginal illustrations from drawings by ... House . Illustrated with numerous portraits , views , etc. First Edition . 2 vols , 8vo , orig . cloth , uncut , t ...
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... House and Gardens at the time of the Jubilee Ball . Mrs. Robinson . Stipple Portrait by Burke . Six Favourite Songs ... House of Lords on the occasion of the Trial of Duchess of Kingston . Duchess of Kingston " taken at the bar of the ...
... House and Gardens at the time of the Jubilee Ball . Mrs. Robinson . Stipple Portrait by Burke . Six Favourite Songs ... House of Lords on the occasion of the Trial of Duchess of Kingston . Duchess of Kingston " taken at the bar of the ...
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Page 180 - The breath whose might I have invoked in song Descends on me; my spirit's bark is driven, Far from the shore, far from the trembling throng Whose sails were never to the tempest given; The massy earth and sphered skies are riven! I am borne darkly, fearfully, afar; Whilst burning through the inmost veil of Heaven, The soul of Adonais, like a star, Beacons from the abode where the Eternal are.
Page 57 - LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom.
Page 138 - I sing, a simple separate person, Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse. Of physiology from top to toe I sing, Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I say the Form complete is worthier far, The Female equally with the Male I sing. Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power, Cheerful, for freest action form'd under the laws divine, The Modern Man I sing.
Page 114 - So through the night rode Paul Revere ; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm, — A cry of defiance and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo...
Page 180 - Travels in Western India. Embracing a visit to the Sacred Mounts of the Jains, and the most Celebrated Shrines of Hindu Faith between Rajpootana and the Indus, with an account of the Ancient City of Nehrwalla.
Page 215 - A LOVER'S DIARY. Fcap. Svo. 5j. A volume of poems. Parkes (AK). SMALL LESSONS ON GREAT TRUTHS. Fcap. Svo. is. 6d. Parkinson (John). PARADISI IN SOLE PARADISUS TERRESTRIS, OR A GARDEN OF ALL SORTS OF PLEASANT FLOWERS.
Page 95 - ELIOT. George Eliot's Life, Related in her Letters and Journals. Arranged and Edited by her husband, JW CROSS.
Page 226 - COL. HAWKER'S INSTRUCTIONS to YOUNG SPORTSMEN in all that relates to Guns and Shooting.
Page 63 - Life and Times of Titian, with some Account of his Family, chiefly from new and unpublished records. With Portrait and Illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. 42s. CUMMING (R. GORDON). Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa.
Page 50 - REAL LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., and his Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall. By an Amateur (Pierce Egan). With 31 Coloured Plates by Alken and Rowlandson, etc.