At the commencement of the third canto, a new life is infused into the poem.
— from History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 2 of 2) by Friedrich Bouterwek
In the election of 1852, which was quite exciting all over the country, and not least in Iowa, the popular votes for president were as follows: Franklin Pierce, democrat, 17,763, Winfield Scott, whig, 15,856, John P. Hale, free democracy, 1,704 votes.
— from History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911] by Luther Albertus Brewer
Yet, being married, she might be considered as no longer involved in the quarrel.
— from Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 3 (of 3) by William Davy Watson
'To constitute a native land, it is necessary, first and foremost, that there should be some land ,' said I. 'The Maltese librarian, however, who here speaks, first saw the light at sea under a pitch-black storm.
— from Titan: A Romance. v. 2 (of 2) by Jean Paul
'When the oppressive duty-work in Ireland was no longer claimed, and no longer inserted in Irish leases, there arose a difficulty to gentlemen in getting labourers at certain times of the year, when all are anxious to work for themselves; for instance, at the seasons for cutting turf, setting potatoes, and getting home the harvest.
— from Richard Lovell Edgeworth: A Selection From His Memoirs by Richard Lovell Edgeworth
SERIES ALL WITH FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Painted by Francis S. Walker, R.H.A. Described by Frank Mathew Ireland 32 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Described by F. J. Snell North Devon 26 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Painted by A. S. Forrest Described by John Henderson Jamaica 24 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Painted and Described by A. Heaton Cooper The Norwegian Fjords 24 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Painted by J. Hamilton Hay Described by Walter Scott Liverpool 24 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Painted by Mortimer Menpes, R.I. Text by Dorothy Menpes Paris 24 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR AND NUMEROUS LINE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT Painted by C. E. Hannaford Described by Chas.
— from Egyptian Birds For the most part seen in the Nile Valley by Charles Whymper
It was a grand assembly—grand in its conception, in the objects contemplated, and not less in its personel .
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, January 1884 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. by Chautauqua Institution
24 Full-Page Illustrations in Colour and numerous Line Illustrations in the Text.
— from Northern Spain by Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram
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