The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Том 21J. Limbird, 1833 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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PREFACE . THE completion of our twenty - first volume presents us with the agreeable occasion of again thanking the ... present volume will , therefore , it is hoped , be found equal in variety and useful character to either of its ...
PREFACE . THE completion of our twenty - first volume presents us with the agreeable occasion of again thanking the ... present volume will , therefore , it is hoped , be found equal in variety and useful character to either of its ...
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... present instance , either with any inherent insolence of character , or any irregularities of private life . " * We present our readers with a bold sketch of the Shepherd , and if it is further required that we should individualize him ...
... present instance , either with any inherent insolence of character , or any irregularities of private life . " * We present our readers with a bold sketch of the Shepherd , and if it is further required that we should individualize him ...
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... present year , which will , doubtless , be a favourite in the City , as the present building will be the most elegant of the Civic Halls . This is the third Hall erected by the Com- pany of Goldsmiths . The first Hall , ( on the site of ...
... present year , which will , doubtless , be a favourite in the City , as the present building will be the most elegant of the Civic Halls . This is the third Hall erected by the Com- pany of Goldsmiths . The first Hall , ( on the site of ...
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... present age , the art of mechanism is eminently reduced to the practical purposes of life , and the modern form of the stage- coach seems to have arrived at perfection . It combines prodigious strength with almost incredible lightness ...
... present age , the art of mechanism is eminently reduced to the practical purposes of life , and the modern form of the stage- coach seems to have arrived at perfection . It combines prodigious strength with almost incredible lightness ...
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THE ARMY . THE British army consists at present- Of Field - Marshals . Generals · Lieutenant - Generals Major ... present delight here ; Be a king by the lot , And who shall not Be Twelfe - day queene for the night here . Which ...
THE ARMY . THE British army consists at present- Of Field - Marshals . Generals · Lieutenant - Generals Major ... present delight here ; Be a king by the lot , And who shall not Be Twelfe - day queene for the night here . Which ...
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