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Old and New London
… every lesson that the usher gives them, provided they are perfect in it, and have it at their fingers' ends. N.B. This …
Old and New London
… was lifted in the operation of removing the corpse. It was perfect in its way, and seemed like a production of Phidias. …
Old and New London
… itself. Its direct practical object is to improve and perfect the artworkmanship of the present time, and to afford … The whole picture is a study, and gives a far more perfect idea of such a scene than any words can convey. It …
Old and New London
… buy some. On reaching the office, he told the story with perfect simplicity to his fellow-clerks, with one of whom he … their fresh cheeks, and their beautiful hair, and a perfect charm in their gaiety; in the innocent joy sparkling …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the Whitby Philosophical Society. One of the most perfect specimens of the plesiosaurus ever found was …
Old and New London
… and PageantsQueen Elizabeth's LibraryThe "Fortresse of Perfect Beautie"Masques and Revels at WhitehallThe Office of … called, and not without cause, the Castell or fortresse of perfect Beautie!" "Romantic fooleries!" is the quiet remark … that the charms of fifteen could claim. The "fortresse of perfect Beautie" was assailed by Desire and his four …
Old and New London
… extracted by dividing the scalp. The membranes within were perfect, but dried up and looked like parchment. The …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… papers are abominable, one for instance, 'Paul Pry', is a perfect sink of iniquity. 23. Went on with Palace, went to Mr …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… sun's greatest obscuration, or when the annular ring was perfect, but I saw quite as much of the eclipse as I wanted. …