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BoD – Books on Demand, Sep 23, 2020 - Fiction - 336 pages
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HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
9
George III Thackeray
15
The Cave of Dahra Douglas Jerroldh
26
FICTION
43
The Brothers Dorrit Dickens
50
The Vision of Mirza Addison
58
dlountains 1V Howith
64
VIL Jfarshal Bageaud and Arab Chicflain IV S Landor
70
The Field of Waterloo Byron
187
XXXIII The Forging of the Anchor 8 Ferguson
189
The Day of the Funeral Anon
193
The Dirge of Nicholas 1V S Daniel
195
XXXVL The Founding of the Bell C Mackay
197
XXXVIL The Launching of the Ship Longfellou
199
XXXVIIL King Arthur and Queen Guinevere Tennyson
202
The Burial of Jacob J D Burns
206

ORATORY
76
VIIL Curran on Freedom
89
XIIL Gladstone on the Affairs of Greece
99
POETRY
107
Ancient Greece
113
VIIL The Plain of Marathon
120
Marco Bozzaris
126
The Avenging Childe
133
The Caves of Dahror Vive la Guerre
142
Scene after the Siege of Corinth
148
The Fate of Blacgregor
155
The Island of the Scots Ayioun
161
Thunder Storm among the Alps Byron
165
PittNelsonFox Sir W Scott
166
Ivan the Czar Mrs Hemans
170
A Ship Sinking Professor Wilson
172
The Convict Ship Hervey
174
The Red Fisherman Praed
177
Absalom and Achitophel Dryden
183
The Leper TVillis
184
Shipwreck in Dublin Bay Drummond
210
The Ballad of Ron Sis B Lytton
211
DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL 1 LochDaGarr Byron
215
America to Great Britain Allston
217
Great Britain to America Tupper
218
Death of the Firstborn A A TYatts
221
SACRED AND MORAL I The Existence of a God Young
224
Ode of Thanksgiving Addison
225
IIL Thanatopsis or a View of Death Bryant
227
Forest Hymn Bryant
229
Alls for the Best Tupper
232
Man Young
233
VIL The Pulpit Cowper
235
Adam and Eve in Paradise Wilton
237
İX Satans Address to the Sun Millon
239
Speech of Belial in Council Milion
242
MISCELLANEOUS I The Ocean Byron
245
Tho Passions Collins
246
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