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Seite 67 - Arthur. The most ancient and famous History of the Renowned Prince Arthur, and the Knights of the Round Table, by Sir Thomas Malorie, 3 vols. 18mo. hf cf. plates, Lond. 1634 " But now the whole Round Table is dissolved, Which was an image of the mighty world." 858 Six Old Plays on which Shakspeare founded his Measure for MeaTennyson's
Seite 158 - and Rev. A. Dyce; 6 vols. 8vo., portrait, calf ext. gilt. Lond., 1833 ■' Shirley claims a place among the worthies of this period, as the last of a great race, all of whom spoke nearly the same language, and had a set of moral feelings and notions in common.---Charles Lamb.
Seite 158 - Ford was of the first order of poets, he sought for sublimity, not by parcels in metaphor or invisible images—but directly where she has her full residence, in the heart of man, in the actions and sufferings of the greatest minds.—Charles Lamb. 2182 Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley, with his Life, &c, edited by
Seite 155 - early impressions, half calf. 1780 " That Scriptural Series,—which, judging of them from some fine rough old graphic sketches that we possess, seem to be of a higher and more poetic grade than even the Cartoons."—Charles Lamb. 2146 The Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 7th to the 16th century. 62 plates from
Seite 54 - 675 The Life, Travels, and Ministerial Labours in America, &c, of Son, Pres't Quincy, 8vo. bds. Boston, 1825 John Woolman, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, 8vo. calf, Lond., 1775 " Get the writings of John Woolman by heart, and love the early Quakers.
Seite 137 - new edition by Nichols and Nuttall, plates, &c, calf, gilt. Lond. 1845 Fuller was incomparably the most sensible, the least prejudiced, great man, of an age that boasted a galaxy of great men ; you will not find a page of his, in which some one sentence, (out of every three,)
Seite 131 - 2 vols. 8vo. cf. London 1718 1771 Recollections and Reflections during the Reign of George Third, by John Nicholls, Esquire MP, 2 vols. 8vo., calf. London 1822 1772 The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York. Mariner, written by himself, 8vo. plates, third edition, old cf. very scarce. London 1719 This
Seite 92 - Biographical Notices, &c, by JC Walker, 4to., plates, vignettes, etc., hf. calf, Lond., 1799 " Contains the Adamo of Andreini, from which Milton is said to have taken the idea of Paradise Lost." : 1096 Father Paul. The History of the Council of Trent, translated from the Italian of Father Paul Sarpi, by
Seite 53 - des Antilles, par Baron Alexandre de Humboldt. 2 vols. 8vo. fine map, half calf. Paris 1826 654 Exhortation to the Inhabitants of the Province of South Carolina, to bring their deeds to the light of Christ, (by Sophia Hume, a Quakeress). 8vo. rare and
Seite 29 - relation curieuse des Voyages du Sieur de Montauban, Capitaine des Flibustiers en 1695, 12mo, old calf, gilt, Amsterdam, 1698 303 Porcupine's Works ; exhibiting a faithful picture of the U. States Naturelle, l'Origine, les Mœurs, la Religion, et le Gouvernement des habitans anciens et modernes, par Le Père Labett. 6 vols. 12mo. old calf gilt, 100 plates,