Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c. Selected from Original Letters and Documents Addressed During the Year ... to the PublisherG. Willis, 1853 |
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... piece of hard wood and pin . C. Clapper , with stirrup top . D. " Busk Board , " which at the lower end is tied round the stem of the clapper , and by the pin above keeps the wood and leather all steady together , and the clapper works ...
... piece of hard wood and pin . C. Clapper , with stirrup top . D. " Busk Board , " which at the lower end is tied round the stem of the clapper , and by the pin above keeps the wood and leather all steady together , and the clapper works ...
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... piece of mere invention , for in marvellous incident it is a formidable rival to the voyage and travels of one Lemuel Gulliver , or the life and adventures of the well known Mr. Robinson Crusoe , yet the fact should not be forgotten ...
... piece of mere invention , for in marvellous incident it is a formidable rival to the voyage and travels of one Lemuel Gulliver , or the life and adventures of the well known Mr. Robinson Crusoe , yet the fact should not be forgotten ...
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... piece of work is as follows : ΤΟ MRS . MARY COWDEN CLARKE THIS CHAIR IS PRESENTED BY A FEW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF AMERICA AS A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE , FOR THE UNEQUALLED INDUSTRY WHICH GAVE THE READERS OF ENGLISH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ...
... piece of work is as follows : ΤΟ MRS . MARY COWDEN CLARKE THIS CHAIR IS PRESENTED BY A FEW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF AMERICA AS A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE , FOR THE UNEQUALLED INDUSTRY WHICH GAVE THE READERS OF ENGLISH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ...
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... piece of evidence in the case of a man who stole not a joke , but a pair of boots that were hanging outside of a shop in Holborn ; when followed and apprehended he attempted to excuse himself by saying he had taken them as a joke . The ...
... piece of evidence in the case of a man who stole not a joke , but a pair of boots that were hanging outside of a shop in Holborn ; when followed and apprehended he attempted to excuse himself by saying he had taken them as a joke . The ...
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... Piece of the back room , ground floor , South side , and opposite the Chimney Piece , back room , first floor , as charac- teristic specimens of this curious old house . FORMATION OF THE UNION JACK . Esplanade , Sidmouth , March 27th ...
... Piece of the back room , ground floor , South side , and opposite the Chimney Piece , back room , first floor , as charac- teristic specimens of this curious old house . FORMATION OF THE UNION JACK . Esplanade , Sidmouth , March 27th ...
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Page 59 - Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began...
Page 76 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
Page 6 - And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Page 61 - For he that fights and runs away May live to fight another day, But he that is in battle slain Will never rise to fight again.
Page 77 - Even such is Time, which takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us but with age and dust ; Who in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days : And from which earth, and grave, and dust, The Lord shall raise me up, I trust.
Page 72 - No matter how poor I am ; no matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling. If...
Page 36 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Page 80 - I'll borrow. Wake from thy nest, robin-redbreast, Sing, birds, in every furrow ; And from each bill, let music shrill Give my fair Love good-morrow ! Blackbird and thrush in every bush, Stare, linnet, and cock-sparrow ! You pretty elves, amongst yourselves Sing my fair Love good-morrow ; To give my Love good-morrow Sing, birds, in every furrow...
Page 45 - ... letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty letters.
Page 15 - King! Long live our noble King! God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us! God save the King!