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... wishes , trusts they may long continue , in the words of Milton , " with plain and lightsome brevity to relate well and orderly things worth the noting . " ( The Articles marked thus * are illustrated by wood vi PREFACE .
... wishes , trusts they may long continue , in the words of Milton , " with plain and lightsome brevity to relate well and orderly things worth the noting . " ( The Articles marked thus * are illustrated by wood vi PREFACE .
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... thing would depend upon the live- and accuracy of the details . THE LATE J. M. W. TURNER , ESQ . R.A. SIR , - As it appears from the public Prints that the late eminent artist , J.M.W.Turner , never sat for his Portrait ; — and the only ...
... thing would depend upon the live- and accuracy of the details . THE LATE J. M. W. TURNER , ESQ . R.A. SIR , - As it appears from the public Prints that the late eminent artist , J.M.W.Turner , never sat for his Portrait ; — and the only ...
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... things idolatrous . They were for the most part sold for old brass , and some authority ( I forget who at this moment ) , tells us that , in consequence of the number at one time brought into the market , the price of brass was ...
... things idolatrous . They were for the most part sold for old brass , and some authority ( I forget who at this moment ) , tells us that , in consequence of the number at one time brought into the market , the price of brass was ...
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... things must feel thankful to you . May I ask you to put into your cutter's hands the rough sketch which I send with this ; and will you allow it to be introduced to the notice of your readers , as an illustration of the Bawdrick , or ...
... things must feel thankful to you . May I ask you to put into your cutter's hands the rough sketch which I send with this ; and will you allow it to be introduced to the notice of your readers , as an illustration of the Bawdrick , or ...
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... thing ) , for it is at B that the clapper swings . " Still it is well to have got the thing shewn to the public , and H. T. E. thanks G. W. , and supposes all blunders must be set down to his correspondent's fault of indistinct writing ...
... thing ) , for it is at B that the clapper swings . " Still it is well to have got the thing shewn to the public , and H. T. E. thanks G. W. , and supposes all blunders must be set down to his correspondent's fault of indistinct writing ...
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