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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832 Chapels on bridges are not so unfrequent in architectural history as the rarity of their remains would indicate. Among the early records of bridge-building we read that "the Romans built...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 580, Supplemental NumberThe Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 580, Supplemental Number This is certainly one of the most splendid works of the kind ever produced in this or any other country. This is high but not unmerited praise; as the reader will...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 Rock Bridges occupy the same pre-eminence amongst the sublimities of nature, that artificial bridges maintain amidst the labours of man. Both alike inspire us with admiration, though we are enabled...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 15, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 15, 1890[With this story came a glossary of Scotch expressions. We have referred to it as we went along, and found everything quite intelligible. As, however, we have no room to publish the glossary, we can...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843Why I give the world a sketch of my career through it, is not among the discoveries which I intend to make. I have been a public man; let those who know public life imagine...
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Notes and Queries, Number 23, April 6, 1850Notes and Queries, Number 23, April 6, 1850I am not sufficiently Quixotic to attempt a defence of the Carthaginians on the western coast of Africa, or any where else, but I submit that the accusation brought against them by Mr. S. Bannister, formerly Attorney-General...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 To familiarize the topography of Chester Terrace, we should say it stands between the Colosseum and St. Katharine's Church, these being the most conspicuous buildings in the circle; and the...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 537, March 10, 1832 Mr. George Bennett,1 whose "Journals" and "Researches" denote him to be a shrewd and ingenious observer, has favoured us with the original sketches of the above cuts. They represent three...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 287, December 15, 1827The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 287, December 15, 1827 1. The Guide and Engineer, to whom the whole management of the machinery and conduct of the carriage is intrusted. Besides this man, a guard will be employed. 2. The...
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Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885The Spanish Government is now engaged in supplying some of its principal fortifications with heavy guns of the most improved construction. The defenses of Cadiz and Ceuta have been greatly strengthened in this respect. The most recent...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 356, February 14, 1829The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 356, February 14, 1829 N. Stairs leading to the outside of the Building. a. b. Sky-lights. c. Plaster Dome, on which the sky is painted, d. Canvass on which the part of the picture...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 8, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 8, 1890["This," writes the eminent Author, "is a real, true story of the life of soldiers and children. Soldiers are grand, noble fellows. They are so manly, and all smoke a great deal of tobacco. My...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890I had been told that Ostend was an excellent place. "Quite a Town of Palaces!" was the enthusiastic description that had reached me. So I determined to leave "Delicious Dover" (as the holiday Leader-writer in...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 25, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 25, 1890[On the paper in which the MS. of this novel was wrapped, the following note was written in a bold feminine hand:"This is a highly religious story. GEORGE ELIOT was unable to write properly about...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 11, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 11, 1890The Court over which Sir JAMES HANNEN presides was instituted for the purification of morals by the separation of ill-assorted couples. Matrimonial errors, which had hitherto stood upon the level of political grievances, capable of...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914MAJOR-GENERAL LEONARD WOOD, chief of the U.S.A. General Staff, has reported that the American Army is, practically speaking, unarmed, and advises the immediate expenditure of 1,200,000 for artillery and ammunition. We fancy, however, that the...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 Lavenham, or Lanham, a small town north of Sudbury, was once eminent for its manufactures, when there were eight or nine cloth-halls in the place, inhabited by rich clothiers. The...
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 - A Magazine of Literature, Art, and PoliticsLong ago, when you were a little boy or a little girl,perhaps not so very long ago, either,were you never interrupted in your play by being called in...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890I had often been told that St. Margaret's Bay, between Deal and Dover, was lovely beyond compare. Seen from the Channel, I had heard it described as "magnificent," and evidence of its charms nearer at...
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 6, 1890Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 6, 1890The race of daughters is large, but their characteristics, vocations, and aptitudes, are but little understood by the general public. It is expected of them by their mothers that they should be a comfort, by...
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