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... interesting nature of the part of the work which relates to the Battle of Waterloo . " - Athenæum . " Full of stirring and varied interest , " & c . - Record . " Will hold a prominent place among the narratives of Waterloo ...
... interesting nature of the part of the work which relates to the Battle of Waterloo . " - Athenæum . " Full of stirring and varied interest , " & c . - Record . " Will hold a prominent place among the narratives of Waterloo ...
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... interesting History of the County Palatine that can be produced . *** It is intended to print a List of Subscribers to the Large - paper Edition ( the impression of which will be limited ) in each copy of that size , if Names are sent ...
... interesting History of the County Palatine that can be produced . *** It is intended to print a List of Subscribers to the Large - paper Edition ( the impression of which will be limited ) in each copy of that size , if Names are sent ...
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... interesting and important facts . We have a positive assertion of Sir Thomas , that he pos- sessed this MS .; we have the certainty that books and property belonging to him have been traced to a 3rd S. XII . JULY 6 , '67 . ] 1 NOTES AND ...
... interesting and important facts . We have a positive assertion of Sir Thomas , that he pos- sessed this MS .; we have the certainty that books and property belonging to him have been traced to a 3rd S. XII . JULY 6 , '67 . ] 1 NOTES AND ...
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... interesting fact is educed from what has been considered a dark and unmeaning passage . PHILIP E. MASEY . 24 , Old Bond Street , W. " The gaudy , blabbing , and remorseful day . " King Henry VI . , Part II . Act I. Sc . 1 . The terms ...
... interesting fact is educed from what has been considered a dark and unmeaning passage . PHILIP E. MASEY . 24 , Old Bond Street , W. " The gaudy , blabbing , and remorseful day . " King Henry VI . , Part II . Act I. Sc . 1 . The terms ...
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... interesting study ; " and more especially to those who admire and love to trace the progress of Tennyson . Sermons preached in Country Churches by R. Drummond Rawnsley , M.A. Second Series . ( Hatchard & Co. 1867. ) A set of very ...
... interesting study ; " and more especially to those who admire and love to trace the progress of Tennyson . Sermons preached in Country Churches by R. Drummond Rawnsley , M.A. Second Series . ( Hatchard & Co. 1867. ) A set of very ...
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Page 72 - Tis morn; but scarce yon level sun Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun, Where furious Frank and fiery Hun Shout in their sulphurous canopy. The combat deepens. On, ye Brave, Who rush to glory, or the grave! Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry! Few, few shall part, where many meet! The snow shall be their winding-sheet, And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre.
Page 288 - Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Page 203 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed ; a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west; And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts: But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quenched in the chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Page 133 - And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, "All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient." And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.
Page 262 - Now know ye, that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in consideration...
Page 293 - And note, that there shall be for every Male child to be baptized two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers.
Page 122 - I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.
Page 260 - DICTIONARY of GENERAL BIOGRAPHY; containing Concise Memoirs and Notices of the most Eminent Persons of all Countries, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. Edited by WLR CATES. 8vo. 21s. LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND.
Page 134 - ... to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.
Page 203 - That very time I saw, but thou couldst not, Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west...