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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... seen mantling the rocks of the Mediterranean in winter , with its The grey flowers glittering with dew . ancient Latin name of the bay - tree is laurus , for which it is retained by mo- dern botanists , and along with which it now ...
... seen mantling the rocks of the Mediterranean in winter , with its The grey flowers glittering with dew . ancient Latin name of the bay - tree is laurus , for which it is retained by mo- dern botanists , and along with which it now ...
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... . BROKEN HEARTS . BROKEN faith and broken glass , Broken legs and arms are seen ; But for broken hearts , we pass To what are not , and ne'er have been . Maniel og 28 [ dan chatelet நாய daily lowstoned sing THE MIRROR . " 37.
... . BROKEN HEARTS . BROKEN faith and broken glass , Broken legs and arms are seen ; But for broken hearts , we pass To what are not , and ne'er have been . Maniel og 28 [ dan chatelet நாய daily lowstoned sing THE MIRROR . " 37.
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... seen , Shine brilliant as the glow - worm's sheen ; Life weds these seeming glorious forms , And finds them blind and grov'ling worms . Yet , what is Life , again declare ? Oh ! ' tis an arch of promise fair , Built like the rainbow ...
... seen , Shine brilliant as the glow - worm's sheen ; Life weds these seeming glorious forms , And finds them blind and grov'ling worms . Yet , what is Life , again declare ? Oh ! ' tis an arch of promise fair , Built like the rainbow ...
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... seen three volumes in 8vo . printed upon the new principle ; they are beautifully got up , and sold to the public at less than 3s . the volume . In the article of plated goods , the French seem even to surpass the manu- facture of ...
... seen three volumes in 8vo . printed upon the new principle ; they are beautifully got up , and sold to the public at less than 3s . the volume . In the article of plated goods , the French seem even to surpass the manu- facture of ...
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... seen aught so beauti- ful ; and that , too , without the shadow of pretence . I cannot describe her fea- tures , but their combined effect was irre- sistible . There was a world of expression , an unfathomable depth of feeling , in her ...
... seen aught so beauti- ful ; and that , too , without the shadow of pretence . I cannot describe her fea- tures , but their combined effect was irre- sistible . There was a world of expression , an unfathomable depth of feeling , in her ...
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