The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 9J. Limbird, 1827 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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... , 348 . Leamington , Account of , 349 . Leaf , the Last , 219 . Letters to the Editor , 200 , 300 i10 an Acting Manager , 1339vNĄ Liars , Eminent , 41 . Lichens , 199 . Life , 277 . Lines on Receiving a Keepsake , 187 . Lines to ii INDEX .
... , 348 . Leamington , Account of , 349 . Leaf , the Last , 219 . Letters to the Editor , 200 , 300 i10 an Acting Manager , 1339vNĄ Liars , Eminent , 41 . Lichens , 199 . Life , 277 . Lines on Receiving a Keepsake , 187 . Lines to ii INDEX .
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... leaves are set The Holly , or Ilex . about the edges with long , sharp , stiff prickles ; the berries are small , round , and generally of a red colour , containing four triangular striated seeds in each . Of this tree there are several ...
... leaves are set The Holly , or Ilex . about the edges with long , sharp , stiff prickles ; the berries are small , round , and generally of a red colour , containing four triangular striated seeds in each . Of this tree there are several ...
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... leaves school , and is now enjoying , perhaps , the hap- piest period of his life . Still even this age has its drawbacks ; it is for a time extremely awkward and undefined . The homunculus stands , as it were , rocking on a pivot of ...
... leaves school , and is now enjoying , perhaps , the hap- piest period of his life . Still even this age has its drawbacks ; it is for a time extremely awkward and undefined . The homunculus stands , as it were , rocking on a pivot of ...
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... leaves Drop from the forest - perish the bright flow'rs →→ Shortens the day's shorn sunlight , hours on hours- And o'er bleak , sterile fields the wild wind grieves.- Yes ! all things preach of death , -we are born to die : - We are ...
... leaves Drop from the forest - perish the bright flow'rs →→ Shortens the day's shorn sunlight , hours on hours- And o'er bleak , sterile fields the wild wind grieves.- Yes ! all things preach of death , -we are born to die : - We are ...
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... leaves when they fall , and flowers when they fade ; brown de- notes the earth , to which the dead return ; blue is an emblem of the happiness which it is hoped the deceased enjoys ; and purple , or violet , is supposed to express a ...
... leaves when they fall , and flowers when they fade ; brown de- notes the earth , to which the dead return ; blue is an emblem of the happiness which it is hoped the deceased enjoys ; and purple , or violet , is supposed to express a ...
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