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... . By Jefferys Taylor . 15. Short Poems and Hymns for Children . ** Other popular volumes will be added to this series from time to time . GRIFFITH & FARRAN , CORNER OF ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD , LONDON . THE SON OF A GENIUS . 2 BY MRS .
... . By Jefferys Taylor . 15. Short Poems and Hymns for Children . ** Other popular volumes will be added to this series from time to time . GRIFFITH & FARRAN , CORNER OF ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD , LONDON . THE SON OF A GENIUS . 2 BY MRS .
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... added a knowledge of her needle above the common standard ; she had an excellent ear , and sung and read with singular sweetness and fluency ; she wrote a neat hand ; understood her own language , and was not ignorant of Latin ; to ...
... added a knowledge of her needle above the common standard ; she had an excellent ear , and sung and read with singular sweetness and fluency ; she wrote a neat hand ; understood her own language , and was not ignorant of Latin ; to ...
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... added a knowledge of local history connected with that of the country . A taste for poetry is prevalent also , by a natural analogy with the minds of a people who inhabit a sub- lime and picturesque country , often the seat of border ...
... added a knowledge of local history connected with that of the country . A taste for poetry is prevalent also , by a natural analogy with the minds of a people who inhabit a sub- lime and picturesque country , often the seat of border ...
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... added to the compassionate tenderness and lively devotion which were occasionally exhibited in her conduct , that struck the feelings and attached the heart of Mr Lewis . He had spent much time amongst the great , the gay , and the ...
... added to the compassionate tenderness and lively devotion which were occasionally exhibited in her conduct , that struck the feelings and attached the heart of Mr Lewis . He had spent much time amongst the great , the gay , and the ...
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... added those of his worldly affairs , and the possibility of turning his knowledge to profit , he manifested a carelessness amounting to folly , and an ignorance at which a school- boy might blush ; and , from his scorn of trifles and ...
... added those of his worldly affairs , and the possibility of turning his knowledge to profit , he manifested a carelessness amounting to folly , and an ignorance at which a school- boy might blush ; and , from his scorn of trifles and ...
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Page 12 - Seventh Thousand. Talking Bird (The), or THE LITTLE GIRL WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. By M. and E. KIRBY. Ten of Them, or THE CHILDREN OF DANEHURST. By Mrs. RM BRAY. " Those Unlucky Twins ! " By A. LYSTER. Tiny Stories for Tiny Headers in Tiny Words. Tittle Tattle ; and other Stories for Children. By the Author of " Little Tales for Tiny Tots,
Page 5 - Feathers and Fairies, or STORIES FROM THE REALMS OF FANCY. By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL. Garden (The), or FREDERICK'S MONTHLY INSTRUCTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND FORMATION OF A FLOWER GARDEN. With Illustrations by SOWERBY. 6*. coloured. Hacco the Dwarf, or THE TOWER ON THE MOUNTAIN, and other Tales.
Page 13 - Written and Illustrated by THOMAS HOOD. Spectropia, or SURPRISING SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS, showing Ghosts everywhere, and of any colour. By JH BROWN. Upside Down : a Series of Amusing Pictures from Sketches by the late W.
Page 10 - Adventures and Experiences of Biddy Dorking and of the Fat Frog. Edited by Mrs. SC HALL.
Page 9 - Our Soldiers, or ANECDOTES OF THE CAMPAIGNS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF THE BRITISH ARMY DURING THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. By WHG KINGSTON. With Frontispiece.
Page 6 - British History Briefly Told (The), AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE ANCIENT CUSTOMS, SPORTS, AND PASTIMES OF THE ENGLISH. Clara Hope, or THE BLADE AND THE EAR. By Miss MILNER.
Page 8 - Mark Seaworth; a Tale of the Indian Ocean. „ Peter the Whaler; HIS EARLY LIFE AND ADVENTURES IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
Page 2 - The Three Lieutenants ; or, NAVAL LIFE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. * „ The Three Commanders; or, ACTIVE SERVICE AFLOAT IN MODERN TIMES. *
Page 3 - No jealousy their dawn of love o'ercast, Nor blasted were their wedded days with strife; Each season look'd delightful as it past, To the fond husband, and the faithful wife.