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Yorkshire Ditties, First Series
By
Hartley, John
 
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Yorkshire Ditties, First Series

By, Hartley, John

As The First Volume Of The Yorkshire Ditties Has Been For Some Time Out Of Print, And As There Is A Great Demand For The Very Humorous Productions Of Mr. Hartley's Pen, It Has Been Decided To Reprint That Volume, And Also A Second One; Both To Be ...

Twas The Night Before Christmas
By
Moore, Clement C.
 
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Twas The Night Before Christmas

By, Moore, Clement C.

Amid The Many Celebrations Last Christmas Eve, In Various Places By Different Persons, There Was One, In New York City, Not Like Any Other Anywhere. A Company Of Men, Women, And Children Went Together Just After The Evening Service In Their Church, ...

The Wright's Chaste Wife
By
Cobsam, Adam Of
 
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The Wright's Chaste Wife

By, Cobsam, Adam Of

"the Wright's Chaste Wife Is A Reproduction Of One Of The _gesta Romanorum_, Cap. 69, De Castitate, Ed. Keller. The Latin Story Begins 'gallus Regnavit Prudens Valde.' The Carpenter Gets A Shirt With His Wife, Which Is Never To Want Washing Unless ...

The Vision Of Hell
By
Alighieri, Dante
 
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The Vision Of Hell

By, Alighieri, Dante

In The Midway Of This Our Mortal Life, I Found Me In A Gloomy Wood, Astray Gone From The Path Direct: And E'en To Tell It Were No Easy Task, How Savage Wild That Forest, How Robust And Rough Its Growth, Which To Remember Only, My Dismay Renews, In ...

The Tragedy Of Antony And Cleopatra
By
Shakespeare, William
 
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The Tragedy Of Antony And Cleopatra

By, Shakespeare, William

Philo. Nay, But This Dotage Of Our General's O'erflows The Measure. Those His Goodly Eyes,that O'er The Files And Musters Of The War Have Glow'd Like Plated Mars, Now Bend, Now Turn, The Office And Devotion Of Their View Upon A Tawny Front. His ...

The Sketches Of Seymour
By
Seymour, Robert
 
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The Sketches Of Seymour

By, Seymour, Robert

"sketches By Seymour" Was Published In Various Versions About 1836. The Copy Used For This Pg Edition Has No Date And Was Published By Thomas Fry, London. Some Of The 90 Plates Note Only Seymour's Name, Many Are Inscribed "engravings By H. Wallis ...

The Raven
By
Poe, Edgar Allan
 
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The Raven

By, Poe, Edgar Allan

The Secret Of A Poem, No Less Than A Jest's Prosperity, Lies In The Ear Of Him That Hears It. Yield To Its Spell, Accept The Poet's Mood: This, After All, Is What The Sages Answer When You Ask Them Of Its Value. Even Though The Poet Himself, In His ...

The Practice And Science Of Drawing
By
Speed, Harold
 
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The Practice And Science Of Drawing

By, Speed, Harold

Permit Me In The First Place To Anticipate The Disappointment Of Any Student Who Opens This Book With The Idea Of Finding "wrinkles" On How To Draw Faces, Trees, Clouds, Or What Not, Short Cuts To Excellence In Drawing, Or Any Of The Tricks So ...

The Parts Men Play
By
Baxter, Arthur Beverley
 
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The Parts Men Play

By, Baxter, Arthur Beverley

His Majesty's Postmen Were Delivering Mail. Through The Gray Grime Of A November Morning That Left A Taste Of Rust In The Throat, The Carriers Of Letters Were Bearing Their Cargo To All The Corners Of That World Which Is Called London....

The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da Vinci
By
Vinci, Leonardo Da
 
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The Notebooks Of Leonardo Da Vinci

By, Vinci, Leonardo Da

A Singular Fatality Has Ruled The Destiny Of Nearly All The Most Famous Of Leonardo Da Vinci's Works. Two Of The Three Most Important Were Never Completed, Obstacles Having Arisen During His Life-time, Which Obliged Him To Leave Them Unfinished; ...

The Hunting Of The Snark
By
Carroll, Lewis
 
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The Hunting Of The Snark

By, Carroll, Lewis

If-and The Thing Is Wildly Possible-the Charge Of Writing Nonsense Were Ever Brought Against The Author Of This Brief But Instructive Poem, It Would Be Based , I Feel Convinced, On The Line (in Fit The Second) ...

The Homeric Hymns
By
Lang, Andrew
 
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The Homeric Hymns

By, Lang, Andrew

To Translate The Hymns Usually Called "homeric" Had Long Been My Wish, And, At The Publisher's Suggestion, I Undertook The Work....

The Great German Composers
By
Ferris, George T.
 
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The Great German Composers

By, Ferris, George T.

The Sketches Of Composers Contained In This Volume May Seem Arbitrary In The Space Allotted To Them. The Special Attention Given To Certain Names Has Been Prompted As Much By Their Association With Great Art-epochs As By The Consideration Of Their ...

The French Impressionists (1860-1900)
By
Mauclair, Camille
 
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The French Impressionists (1860-1900)

By, Mauclair, Camille

Banished From The Salons, Exhibited In Private Galleries And Sold Direct To Art Lovers, The Impressionist Works Have Been But Little Seen. The Series Left By Caillebotte To The Luxembourg Gallery Is Very Badly Shown And Is Composed Of Interesting ...

The Florentine Painters Of The Renaissance
By
Berenson, Bernhard
 
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The Florentine Painters Of The Renaissance

By, Berenson, Bernhard

Years Have Passed Since The Second Edition Of This Book. But As Most Of This Time Has Been Taken Up With The Writing Of My "drawings Of The Florentine Painters," It Has, In A Sense, Been Spent In Preparing Me To Make This New Edition....

The Canterbury Tales And Other Poems
By
Chaucer, Geoffrey
 
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The Canterbury Tales And Other Poems

By, Chaucer, Geoffrey

The Object Of This Volume Is To Place Before The General Reader Our Two Early Poetic Masterpieces -- The Canterbury Tales And The Faerie Queen; To Do So In A Way That Will Render Their "popular Perusal" Easy In A Time Of Little Leisure And Unbounded ...

The Book Of Art For Young People
By
Conway, Agnes
 
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The Book Of Art For Young People

By, Conway, Agnes

Almost The Pleasantest Thing In The World Is To Be Told A Splendid Story By A Really Nice Person. There Is Not The Least Occasion For The Story To Be True; Indeed I Think The Untrue Stories Are The Best--those In Which We Meet Delightful Beasts ...

The Auld Doctor And Other Poems And Songs In Scots
By
Rorie, David
 
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The Auld Doctor And Other Poems And Songs In Scots

By, Rorie, David

"the Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon" Is Published, With Music, By Mr. R. W. Pentland, Edinburgh, And It Also Appears In The British Students' Song Book Along With "the Pawky Duke." This Latter First Appeared In St. Andrews University Bazaar Book, And ...

The Arctic Queen
By
Unknown
 
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The Arctic Queen

By, Unknown

Oene, Of All The Chilly Arctics, Queen, Ascended To Her Everlasting Throne, Built On The Steadfast Centre Of The World, And Waited For The Middle Hour Of Night, Now Swiftly Coming, To Convene Her Court. Set In An Ocean Of Perpetual Calm Was The Fair ...

The Animals' Rebellion
By
Bingham, Clifton
 
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The Animals' Rebellion

By, Bingham, Clifton

The "trip To Sea"[a] Had Long Been Made, The "picnic"[b] Bills Had All Been Paid; But If You'll Listen, I Will Tell What Made The Animals Rebel. ...

Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns
By
Burns, Robert
 
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Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns

By, Burns, Robert

Robert Burns Was Born Near Ayr, Scotland, 25th Of January, 1759. He Was The Son Of William Burnes, Or Burness, At The Time Of The Poet's Birth A Nurseryman On The Banks Of The Doon In Ayrshire....

Piano Tuning
By
Fischer, J. Cree
 
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Piano Tuning

By, Fischer, J. Cree

For Some Years Past A Lack Of Competent Men In The Profession Of Piano Tuning Has Been Generally Acknowledged. This May Be Accounted For As Follows: The Immense Popularity Of The Piano And The Assiduous Efforts Of Factories And Salesmen Have Led To ...

Pen Drawing
By
Maginnis, Charles
 
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Pen Drawing

By, Maginnis, Charles

Art, With Its Finite Means, Cannot Hope To Record The Infinite Variety And Complexity Of Nature, And So Contents Itself With A Partial Statement, Addressing This To The Imagination For The Full And Perfect Meaning....

Paradise Lost
By
Anonymous
 
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Paradise Lost

By, Anonymous

Of Mans First Disobedience, And The Fruit Of That Forbidden Tree, Whose Mortal Tast Brought Death Into The World, And All Our Woe, With Loss Of Eden, Till One Greater Man Restore Us, And Regain The Blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, That On The ...

Paradise Lost
By
Milton, John
 
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Paradise Lost

By, Milton, John

Of Mans First Disobedience, And The Fruit Of That Forbidden Tree, Whose Mortal Tast Brought Death Into The World, And All Our Woe, With Loss Of Eden, Till One Greater Man Restore Us, And Regain The Blissful Seat, ...

My Beautiful Lady, Nelly Dale
By
Woolner, Thomas
 
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My Beautiful Lady, Nelly Dale

By, Woolner, Thomas

"a Ray Has Pierced Me From The Highest Heaven-- I Have Believed In Worth; And Do Believe."...

Men And Women
By
Browning, Robert
 
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Men And Women

By, Browning, Robert

Thirteen Years After The Publication, In 1855, Of The Poems, In Two Volumes, Entitled "men And Women," Browning Reviewed His Work And Made An Interesting Reclassification Of It. ...

Letters Concerning Poetical Translations
By
Benson, William
 
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Letters Concerning Poetical Translations

By, Benson, William

I Am Now Going To Obey Your Commands; But You Must Let Me Do It In My Own Way, That Is, Write As Much, Or As Little At A Time As I May Have An Inclination To, And Just As Things Offer Themselves. After This Manner You May Receive In A Few ...

How To Listen To Music, 7th Ed.
By
Krehbiel, Henry Edward
 
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How To Listen To Music, 7th Ed.

By, Krehbiel, Henry Edward

Purpose And Scope Of This Book--not Written For Professional Musicians, But For Untaught Lovers Of The Art--neither For Careless Seekers After Diversion Unless They Be Willing To Accept A Higher Conception Of What "entertainment" Means--the Capacity ...

Great Violinists And Pianists
By
Ferris, George T.
 
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Great Violinists And Pianists

By, Ferris, George T.

The Title Of This Little Book May Be Misleading To Some Of Its Readers, In Its Failure To Include Sketches Of Many Eminent Artists Well Worthy To Be Classed Under Such A Head....