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A Specimen Catalogue of above 50,000 Volumes of Rare , Curious , Useful , and
Valuable Books , Splendid Books of Prints ... A few copies of this privately pripted
volume on sale , of which the Morning Pest says : " All the drawings are capital ...
A Specimen Catalogue of above 50,000 Volumes of Rare , Curious , Useful , and
Valuable Books , Splendid Books of Prints ... A few copies of this privately pripted
volume on sale , of which the Morning Pest says : " All the drawings are capital ...
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After gascar of 1638 , and that Mr. W. C. Hazlitt , the à proemial flourish , which
calls for no remarks , unsparing Aristarchus of bibliographic literature , we have
this exciting statementgives both the title of the volume , and its curious “ Young ...
After gascar of 1638 , and that Mr. W. C. Hazlitt , the à proemial flourish , which
calls for no remarks , unsparing Aristarchus of bibliographic literature , we have
this exciting statementgives both the title of the volume , and its curious “ Young ...
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Nor will the Preface to the attendant whom he , in polite accordance with our
resecond volume , in which the Editor sketches ... Moreover , the Total 4,162 8
originals are well rendered ; and the contents of these two volumes are of more
than ...
Nor will the Preface to the attendant whom he , in polite accordance with our
resecond volume , in which the Editor sketches ... Moreover , the Total 4,162 8
originals are well rendered ; and the contents of these two volumes are of more
than ...
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... Index to the situation of more than 10,000 places ; and the reation of the
various Maps and Countries to each other is defined in a general Key - Map . The
volume is small enough for a traveller's wallet , or for a place on the writing table .
... Index to the situation of more than 10,000 places ; and the reation of the
various Maps and Countries to each other is defined in a general Key - Map . The
volume is small enough for a traveller's wallet , or for a place on the writing table .
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Shortly will be published , in One Volume , demy 8vo , with two Portraits on Steel
by William Holl , from Paintings in the possession of Her Majesty the Queen , THE
EARLY YEARS OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Τ Η Ε E PRIN C E CONS OR T.
Shortly will be published , in One Volume , demy 8vo , with two Portraits on Steel
by William Holl , from Paintings in the possession of Her Majesty the Queen , THE
EARLY YEARS OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Τ Η Ε E PRIN C E CONS OR T.
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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...