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Página 132 - that he had ever heard—all that he had ever read —when compared with it dwindled into nothing, and vanished like vapour before the sun.' Mr. Pitt acknowledged that it surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or of modern times, and possessed everything that genius or art could furnish to agitate and control the
Página 4 - 12mo, Cloth, $1 30. PRIME'S POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. Pottery and Porcelain of All Times and Nations. With Tables of Factory and Artists' Marks, for the Use of Collectors. By WILLIAM C. PRIME, LL.D. Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth, Uncut Edges and Gilt Tops, $7 00; Half Calf, $9 25. (In a Box.) THE
Página 2 - Cloth, $5 00; Sheep, $5 50; Half Calf, $7 25. DU CHAILLU'S ASHANGO LAND. A Journey to Ashango Land, and Further Penetration into Equatorial Africa. By PB Du CHAILLU. Illustrated. Svo, Cloth, $5 00; Sheep, $5 50 ; Half Calf, $7 25.
Página 85 - the master of the ruined house clutches, with a laugh, at the family pedigree, firmly and tightly encircling its roller, and throws that to him: " Here, Careless, you shall have no common bit of mahogany; here's the family tree for you, and you may knock down my ancestors with their own pedigree,
Página 82 - the young wife, who is not intended to be clever; but her sudden dash into the midst of the dowagers, and unexpected victory over them in their own line, is full of nature. " Very well, Lady Teazle, I see you can be a little severe,
Página 111 - leader with whom the most important part of his life was identified. It was thus that he formed the friendship of Fox: " I made [Townshend writes] the first dinner-party at which they met, having told Fox that all the notions he might have conceived of Sheridan's talents and genius from the comedy of
Página 1 - CYCLOPAEDIA OF UNITED STATES HISTORY. Popular Cyclopaedia of United States History. From the Aboriginal Period to 1876. By BJ LOSSING, LL.D. Illustrated by 2 Steel Portraits and over 1000 Engravings. 2 vols., Royal 8vo, Cloth, $12 00. (Sold by Subscription on/y.) LOSSING'S FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION. Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution ; or, Illustrations by Pen and Pencil of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and
Página 168 - at least a job in every part of the subscription, and a usurious profit upon every pound you devote to the necessities of your country. Do I demand of you, my fellow-placemen and brother-pensioners, that you should sacrifice any part of your stipends to the public exigency ? On the contrary, am I not daily
Página 11 - ought, he laid plans to take him with craft, and "did not fail to probe and tease him": " I stated his case with great good humour to the upper master, who was one of the best tempered men in the world: and it was agreed between us that Richard should be called oftener and worked more
Página 3 - LL.D. 8vo, Cloth, $2 50. SHORT'S NORTH AMERICANS OF ANTIQUITY. The North Americans of Antiquity. Their Origin, Migrations, and Type of Civilization Considered. By JOHN T.