Recollections of a Court PainterJohn Lane, 1912 - 327 Seiten |
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Recollections of a Court Painter: With Seventeen Illustrations Henry Jones Thaddeus Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1999 |
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Seite 179 - He stood there, and beat his breast with his huge fists till it resounded like an immense bass-drum, which is their mode of offering defiance ; meantime giving vent to roar after roar. The roar of the gorilla is the most singular and awful noise heard in these African woods.
Seite 327 - TICE Those who possess old letters, documents, correspondence, MSS., scraps of autobiography, and also miniatures and portraits, relating to persons and matters historical, literary, political and social, should communicate with Mr. John Lane, The Bodley Head, Vigo Street, London, W ., who will at all times be pleased to give his advice and assistance, either as to their preservation or publication.
Seite 8 - We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too; We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true The Russians shall not have Constantinople.
Seite 329 - Demy 8vo (9 x 5 \ inches), 1 is. 6d. net. RALPH HEATHCOTE. Letters of a Diplomatist During the Time of Napoleon, Giving an Account of the Dispute between the Emperor and the Elector of Hesse. By COUNTESS GUNTHER GROBEN. With Numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo (9 x 5^ inches).
Seite 328 - The book is not merely one to be ordered from the library; it should be purchased, kept on an accessible shelf, and constantly studied by all Englishmen who love England. ' DUMOURIEZ AND THE DEFENCE OF ENGLAND AGAINST NAPOLEON. BY J. HOLLAND ROSE, Litt.D. (Cantab.), Author of "The Life of Napoleon," and AM BROADLEY, joint-author of " Napoleon and the Invasion of England.