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Excerpt from The Sorrows of Hypsipyle Scene I. Hypsipyle. Would any child of woman choose to live, If he could have the choice, and could foresee, Before his birth, the ills that should befall ? I know not if to account myself the most Unhappy, as a heaven-anointed queen, Or daughter, or a wife. Like one unskill'd, Who seeks to yoke the untutor'd colt, so I, - Sway'd this way now, now that way, - strive in vain To rule the intractable w...

Excerpt from The History of the Spanish School of Painting: To Which Is Appended, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Art of Miniature Illumination It appears somewhat astonishing, that in the present advanced state of knowledge relative to the Arts so little research should have been made, and so little notice taken of, the Spanish school of painting, for within a very few years it has remained as a sealed book to the rest o...

Excerpt from The Liberal Critic, Or Memoirs of Henry Percy, Vol. 1: Conveying a Correct Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Present Times Before I treat of the progress of tho hero of these volumes, I think it proper to state, that Major Percy, the father of this hero, losing his parents very young, found himself when he came to age master of a small independent fortune. A desire of travelling, natural to one of his years, soon made...

Excerpt from The Spirit of the Spirit: Being a Concise Abridgment of That Popular and Interesting Work, the Spirit of the Book, Comprising the Particulars of the Delicate Enquiry, and a Memoir of the Life of That Most Virtuous and Illustrious Princess, Respecting Whom It Concerns The enquiry has deliberately exposed me to cen sure and contempt. It exhibits me as a wretched out. Cast from society, who merits the scoffs and the scorns of a merc...

Excerpt from Dryope: And Other Poems Dryope. Ye who would leave your cares and worldly toil, And seek for solace in a poet's song, Ye who would make the leisure minutes sweet With sweet refrain and music like the bird's, Come not to me for measures high and deep, Or world-wise saws, or sage philosophy, Come not to me for moral threaded fine About the conscious words and labour'd thoughts, But come with simple hearts and wishes tuned To...

Excerpt from Travels in America Performed in 1806: For the Purpose of Exploring the Rivers, Alleghany, Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi, and Ascertaining the Produce and Condition of Their Banks and Vicinity General view of the River Ohio, and its beauties - Lita advantages - its course - its islands - its depth and navigation - 41s obstruétions might easily be removed - Advice to persons wishing to descend the Ohio. About the Publisher F...

Excerpt from Poems An Old Hall. Now these many centuries, Slowly through the morning skies, The morning mists come sailing by, Along the scarry mountain ridge, Crumbling the ancient masonry Of armorial arch and bridge, With liclien-fret and slow decay Gnawing the ivied halls away, Clothing the faded loveliness Of rotted limes with mouldering grey Where ladies walked in silken dress, - Loved to pace in gay delight, - And low-voiced love...

Excerpt from A Commercial View, and Geographical Sketch, of the Brasils in South America, and of the Island of Madeira: Being a Description of the Portuguese Colonies, Islands, Cities, Chief Towns, Harbours, Rivers, &C., &C., , Together With Their Climate, Soil, and Produce, Trade, Religion, Manners, Customs, &C, To a commercial intercourse with foreign nations we may justly attribute the stability of empire and the opulence of a people beca...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

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Excerpt from Denkwürdigkeiten Der Prinzessin Caroline: In Briefen an Ihre Tochter, Die Prinzessin CharlotteSn spans ifi eine frangififcbe uebete fegungpon Diefct Gemift nn'ter foigendene zitd erfdfienen, Mémoireé de la Princesse Caroline addressés 5 la Princesse Charlottq sa fillc, Publiés par Th, Ashe, écuyer, tra duits de l'anglais sur la 4 e'dition, ornén da portrait de la Princesse Caroline. Tom. I. Et 11. Paris, J. G, atu, lmprimeur Libra...

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Excerpt from The Spirit of "the Book, " or Memoirs of Caroline Princess of Hasburgh, Vol. 2 of 3: A Political and Amatory Romance Great 'men, by their faithful country. Pray, sir, can you give us any ac 'count of it? Your friends here will be interested in the recital, and Caro line who, appears so poorly this morn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks...

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