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... proof before part of the in- scription had been cut , while the fact is that it is a proof after part of the inscrip- tion had been cut ; and the print is really an imperfect one , a portion of the bottom of the piece , intended for the ...
... proof before part of the in- scription had been cut , while the fact is that it is a proof after part of the inscrip- tion had been cut ; and the print is really an imperfect one , a portion of the bottom of the piece , intended for the ...
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... proof of this we would ask , where " in the heavens above , or waters under the earth , " did the publishers get the idea of the extraordinary shields on the cover from ? They are somewhat of the character of a widow or spinster's ...
... proof of this we would ask , where " in the heavens above , or waters under the earth , " did the publishers get the idea of the extraordinary shields on the cover from ? They are somewhat of the character of a widow or spinster's ...
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... proof of Mr. Molony's versatility , we may add that his book contains a dramatic poem in three acts , called " The Painter . " It is very tragic indeed . The hero , who is supposed to live in a villa near Dublin , has been allured from ...
... proof of Mr. Molony's versatility , we may add that his book contains a dramatic poem in three acts , called " The Painter . " It is very tragic indeed . The hero , who is supposed to live in a villa near Dublin , has been allured from ...
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... proof that can be brought forward is that of resemblance to the other por- traits of Shakespeare , and not many will be able to see any resemblance between the mask and any of the portraits of Shake- speare , except , perhaps , the ...
... proof that can be brought forward is that of resemblance to the other por- traits of Shakespeare , and not many will be able to see any resemblance between the mask and any of the portraits of Shake- speare , except , perhaps , the ...
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... proof - sheets were sent to an ostensible editor at the west end of the town , for the purpose of mis- leading the inquisitive . The number worked off was only five thousand copies . . . The most profound secrecy was observed in the ...
... proof - sheets were sent to an ostensible editor at the west end of the town , for the purpose of mis- leading the inquisitive . The number worked off was only five thousand copies . . . The most profound secrecy was observed in the ...
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Page 17 - JAMES, by the grace of God, king of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith; and of Scotland the seven and fortieth.
Page 219 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.
Page 137 - That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt, Did come to languish; and, indeed, my lord, The wretched animal heaved forth such groans, That their discharge did stretch his leathern coat Almost to bursting; and the big round tears Coursed one another down his innocent nose In piteous chase...
Page 108 - Behold, here I am ; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed ; whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 71 - I will be wise, And just, and free, and mild, if in me lies Such power, for I grow weary to behold The selfish and the strong still tyrannize Without reproach or check.
Page 9 - mend his Native Country, lamentably tattered, both in the upper-Leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take.
Page 164 - INSTRUCTIONS TO A PAINTER, FOR THE DRAWING OF THE POSTURE AND PROGRESS OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES AT SEA, UNDER THE COMMAND OF HIS HIGHNESS-ROYAL ; TOGETHER WITH THE BATTLE AND VICTORY OBTAINED OVER THE DUTCH, JUNE 3, 1665.
Page 51 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 172 - The hair was thick at the back part of the head, and, in appearance, nearly black. A portion of it, which has since been cleaned and dried, is of a beautiful dark brown colour.
Page 234 - And she again wants nothing, to name want, If want it be not, that she is not he : He is the half part of a blessed man, Left to be finished by such a she ; And she a fair divided excellence, Whose fullness of perfection lies in him.