This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...names have been cut. There is no monument here, no memorial on which the traveller can have his name carved, no rocky wall on whose surface he can get it painted; so visitors have the turf cut away for that purpose. The naked earth peers through in the form of great letters and names; these form a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...names have been cut. There is no monument here, no memorial on which the traveller can have his name carved, no rocky wall on whose surface he can get it painted; so visitors have the turf cut away for that purpose. The naked earth peers through in the form of great letters and names; these form a network over the whole hill. Here is an immortality, which lasts till the fresh turf grows! "Up on the hill stood a man, a poet. He emptied the mead horn with the broad silver rim, and murmured a name. He begged the winds not to betray him, but I heard the name. I knew it. A count's coronet sparkles above it, and therefore he did not speak it out. I smiled, for I knew that a poet's crown adorned his own name. The nobility of Eleanora d'Este is attached to the name of Tasso. And I also know where the Eose of Beauty blooms!" Thus spake the Moon, and a cloud.came between us. May no cloud separate the poet from the rose! SEVENTH EVENING. "AiOBTG the margin of the shore stretches a forest of firs and beeches, tand fresh and fragrant is this wood; hundreds of nightingales visit it every spring. Close beside it is the sea, the ever-changing sea, and between the two is placed the broad high road. One carriage after another rolls over it; but I did not follow them, for my eye loves best to rest upon one point. A Hun's Grave t lies there, and the sloe and blackthorn grow luxuriantly among the stones. Here is true poetry in nature. "And how do you think men appreciate this poetry? I will tell you wtat I heard there last evening and during the night. "First, two rich landed proprietors came driving by. 'Those are glorious trees!' said the first. 'Certainly; there are ten loads of firewood in each, ' observed the other: 'it will be a...
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Add this copy of Stories for the Household to cart. $32.19, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1895 by George Routledge and Sons, Limited.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Clean text; loose page; age toned; light foxing; edges worn; gilt on spine and cover; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1150grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Stories for the Household to cart. $80.00, very good condition, Sold by Rogue Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ashland, OR, UNITED STATES, published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 1890..
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George Routledge and Sons, London, 1890.
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English
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A.W. Bayes. Very good. No dust jacket. Includes illustrations. Hardcover, decorated boards, gilt lettering and designs. With 290 illustrations by A.W. Bayes, engraved by Dalziel Brothers. 948pp., b/w illus., color plates; minor edge wear and some light foxing. Very Good.
Add this copy of Stories for the Household to cart. $87.25, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by Arkose Press.