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Excerpt from Woodcuts and VersesIt is hardly necessary for me to say that the printer and his booksellers, are the only persons to whom this work can convey any emolument, as to which I have no concern whatever, beyond What arises from my wish to serve him.4. Iaate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historic...

Excerpt from The Conspirators: Or the Romance of Military LifeSeveral years ago, a passage in your History of the Spanish War excited my curiosity about the Philadelphian Conspiracy in Napoleon's Ar mies, and directed me to the French work to which I am indebted, in the Supplement to the two following stories, for most of the details re lating to it, and for much of the account of the remarkable person Whose mind was the main spring of its cur...

Excerpt from PoemsHere the autobiographical paper abruptly closes. Had it been continued we may surmise from dtp. Quillinan's character in after life, that these latter passages would have been commented upon in strong terms of self-condemnation. His excuse however was.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hist...

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Excerpt from The Conspirators, Vol. 2 of 3: Or the Romance of Military LifeBeyond the first peep of daylight, Joanna was not allowed to rest in peace. The grand anniversary set all the household in motion, and dreadful to her ears was the note of preparation for the festival. But Ignatia arose at the first summons."Soon as the sun along the skiesHad sent his ruddy light, And fairies hid in cowslip leavesTill wished approach of night, The matin...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Excerpt from The Retort Courteous A book. Was writ of late the title-page Announced its Author as a Cambrian sage But keen Edina, jealous of her claim, In earnest whispers told the truth to Fame Fame, ever willing to detect a cheat, Her voice sent forth from Arthur's stately seat, And bade attentive Caledonia learn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks...

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Excerpt from The Sacrifice of Isabel: A PoemIN the Spring of 1814, two Strangers, a Lady and a Gentle man, were disembarked with a few domestics on a small and thinly inhabited Island in the Mediterranean, not many leagues distant from the Isle of Elba. They excited some curiosity, which was subsequently much increased by a singular occurrence that happened to them, during the Au tumn of the same year, in consequence of a visit paid to the Isl...

Excerpt from The Conspirators: Or the Romance of Military Life My dear Sir, Several years ago, a passage in your History of the Spanish War excited my curiosity about the Philadelphian Conspiracy in Napoleon's Armies, and directed me to the French work to which I am indebted, in the Supplement to the two following stories, for most of the details relating to it, and for much of the account of the remarkable person whose mind was the mainspr...

Excerpt from The Conspirators, Vol. 2 of 3: Or the Romance of Military Life Beyond the first peep of daylight, Joanna was not allowed to rest in peace. The grand anniversary set all the household in motion, and dreadful to her ears was the note of preparation for the festival. But Ignatia arose at the first summons. "Soon as the sun along the skies Had sent his ruddy light, And fairies hid in cowslip leaves Till wished approach of night, T...

Excerpt from Woodcuts and Verses The Lee Priory Printer long ago expressed to me his wish to publish a volume in which all the Wood Engravings that have been used at this Press might be produced together, with some poetical illustrations or notices of each. The avocations of the Editor, whose contributions would have been so much more valuable than mine, being too numerous to permit him to give his attention to an undertaking, that, however d...

Excerpt from PoemsWalcheren expedition, and witnessed the bombardment of Flushing. His biographical paper does not however touch upon this.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whi...

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