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36 0 Antwerp and its Siege, in 1832, half cloth 2 6 Anxious Enquirer 1 6 Art of Being Happy, by B. H. Draper, embossed roan, gt. edges 4 6 Art of Confectionary, cloth 1 0 Æsop’s Fables, plates, sheep 3 6 Barbauld’s Hymns, 6d. — from Cussons' Horncastle Compendium, 1837 by D. Cussons
The nuptials of the Prince co-Regent with the Princess Maria of Bavaria were celebrated by a drama written for the occasion, by Theodor Hell, and composed by the Capellmeister Reissiger ; the title is, Der Erde reinstes Glück (Earth’s Purest Happiness), and the plot, which is founded on a contest between Titania and Oberon , as to the purest happiness to be enjoyed by mortals, skilfully connects some of the most brilliant events of former ages with remarkable occurrences of the present times. — from The Harmonicon. Part the First by Various
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