The American Bibliopolist, Volume 7J. Sabin & Sons., 1875 - American literature |
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... valuable lists of rare old books , and its catalogues of new ones , the BIBLIOPOLIST contains monthly correspondence on all sorts of literary subjects , and from all quarters . A most interesting and important feature of this work is in ...
... valuable lists of rare old books , and its catalogues of new ones , the BIBLIOPOLIST contains monthly correspondence on all sorts of literary subjects , and from all quarters . A most interesting and important feature of this work is in ...
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... valuable . We know all the family names it contains . In his same book , page 209 , No. 67 , is noted a list of fifty three passengers besides women and female children , who left Southampton for New England in the ' James ' of London ...
... valuable . We know all the family names it contains . In his same book , page 209 , No. 67 , is noted a list of fifty three passengers besides women and female children , who left Southampton for New England in the ' James ' of London ...
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... valuable ends , and in no very dignified manner . His conceptions had the cynicism without the depth of Goya , and his touch the minuteness without the style of Meissonnier . What he and his school have loved is to invest the lowest ...
... valuable ends , and in no very dignified manner . His conceptions had the cynicism without the depth of Goya , and his touch the minuteness without the style of Meissonnier . What he and his school have loved is to invest the lowest ...
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... valuable officials . Edward Alfred Warren , who died in Nov. last , at the early age of thirty - eight , belonged to that class of public servants who , although their names may not be familiar to the general public , are well known in ...
... valuable officials . Edward Alfred Warren , who died in Nov. last , at the early age of thirty - eight , belonged to that class of public servants who , although their names may not be familiar to the general public , are well known in ...
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... valuable contribution to Shakespearian literature . It is a com- plete answer to those who say that Shake- speare was not appreciated in his own day . The learned editor , Dr. C. M. Ingleby , has devoted his best efforts to the labor of ...
... valuable contribution to Shakespearian literature . It is a com- plete answer to those who say that Shake- speare was not appreciated in his own day . The learned editor , Dr. C. M. Ingleby , has devoted his best efforts to the labor of ...
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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.
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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.