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... portrait of Washington , one which the writer , although having seen many collections of Washington Portraits , never remembers seeing before . was At the time Washington had his head- quarters in Morristown , N. J. , a part of the ...
... portrait of Washington , one which the writer , although having seen many collections of Washington Portraits , never remembers seeing before . was At the time Washington had his head- quarters in Morristown , N. J. , a part of the ...
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... portrait - painter , educating himself artistically at the expense of his sitters . He remained in Philadelphia five ... portraits of their chiefs and sketches of their manners and customs . In 1832 he went to St. Louis , and went up the ...
... portrait - painter , educating himself artistically at the expense of his sitters . He remained in Philadelphia five ... portraits of their chiefs and sketches of their manners and customs . In 1832 he went to St. Louis , and went up the ...
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... portrait and fac - simile . 7 vols . , 8vo , tree calf extra . Only complete library edition . London , 1872 . $ 42.00 BANCROFT , GEORGE . History of the United States , from the Discovery of the Ameri- can Continent . Portraits and ...
... portrait and fac - simile . 7 vols . , 8vo , tree calf extra . Only complete library edition . London , 1872 . $ 42.00 BANCROFT , GEORGE . History of the United States , from the Discovery of the Ameri- can Continent . Portraits and ...
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... Portrait and Memoir by Dr. Welsh . 4 vols , 8vo , calf extra , m . 1 . Scarce . Edinburgh , 1851 . $ 20.00 BROWN , SIRT . Works . Complete . Vulgar Errors , Religio de Medici , & c . Edited with Life and Notes , by S. Wilkin . Portrait ...
... Portrait and Memoir by Dr. Welsh . 4 vols , 8vo , calf extra , m . 1 . Scarce . Edinburgh , 1851 . $ 20.00 BROWN , SIRT . Works . Complete . Vulgar Errors , Religio de Medici , & c . Edited with Life and Notes , by S. Wilkin . Portrait ...
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... Portrait . 2 vols . , 8vo , cloth , new . Charleston , 1864 . EARLY ENGLISH POEMS . From Chaucer to Pope . Numerous illustrations by Birket Foster , Creswick , Gilbert , Pickersgill and others . 4to , new tree calf extra , gilt top ...
... Portrait . 2 vols . , 8vo , cloth , new . Charleston , 1864 . EARLY ENGLISH POEMS . From Chaucer to Pope . Numerous illustrations by Birket Foster , Creswick , Gilbert , Pickersgill and others . 4to , new tree calf extra , gilt top ...
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Page 129 - She, of whose soul, if we may say, 'twas gold, Her body was the electrum, and did hold Many degrees of that ; we understood Her by her sight ; her pure, and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say, her body thought...
Page 137 - The successors of Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.
Page 8 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 56 - When his remains were laid out, it was found that he wore next to his skin a small piece of black silk riband. The lords in waiting ordered it to be taken off. It contained a gold ring and a lock of the hair of Mary.
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Page 27 - The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning (A Tory in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain): giving an Account of his Adventures in North Carolina From 1775 to 1783, as Written by Himself. With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Richmond, Va. Printed for private distribution only, 1 86 1. In the First Year of the Independence of the Confederate States of America.
Page 32 - Charmer of an idle hour, Object of my warm desire, Lip of wax, and eye of fire ; And thy snowy taper waist, With my finger gently brac'd ; And thy pretty swelling crest, With my little stopper prest...