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Excerpt from Homes, Haunts, and Works of Rubens, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and Cuyp, The Dutch Genre-Painters, Michael Angelo and Raffaelle: Being a Series of Art-Rambles in Belgium, Holland and ItalyEither for pleasure, for health, or for literary and artistic pur poses, he frequently visited the Continent, selecting, generally, those countries which he could most advantageously lay under con tribution for the joint action of pen and pencil - place...

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Excerpt from The Home of ShakspeareStreet at the time of the birth of his eldest son. Tradition says that William Shakspere was born in one of these houses, tradition points out the very room in which he was born. Let us not disturb the belief. A wise conclusion! Antiquarian credulity has given place to an extreme degree of scepticism, and from believing too much, we are now too much given to believe too little, add to this the anxiety which m...

Excerpt from Costume in England, Vol. 2: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century, GlossaryAs they are mentioned in close connection with a lace of great pearls for Her Grace's neck, it applies to strings of pearls, stones, etc., as well as to goldsmith's work.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 importan...

Excerpt from Costume in England: A History of DressAncient authorities and ancient delineations are solely confided in, and in all instances the authorities fully quoted. As far as possible, facsimiles of the original delineations are given, though sometimes glaring errors of drawing may be corrected, but this as little as neces~ sary: and no change of position has been attempted, by which the general effect of the costume, and its form, might...

Excerpt from Tobacco, Its History and Associations: Including an Account of the Plant and Its Manufacture, With Its Modes of Use in All Ages and CountriesI will not offer you any laudation here 5 friendship is too sacred a thing for public display. I only Wish, that while one copy of this little book remains, it should exist to record the sincere esteem I feel for you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare a...

Excerpt from Tobacco, Its History and Associations: Including an Account of the Plant and Its Manufacture, With Its Modes of Use in All Ages and CountriesI will not offer you any laudation here 5 friendship is too sacred a thing for public display. I only Wish, that while one copy of this little book remains, it should exist to record the sincere esteem I feel for you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare a...

Excerpt from The Home of Shakspere: Illustrated and Described LL that is known with any degree of certainty concerning Shakspere is - that he was born at stratford-upon-avon-married and had children there - went to London, where he commenced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotte...

About the Book Books about English Poetry have a long history, beginning with Anglo-Saxon poetry, through the Middle Ages and the Elizabethan period of William Shakespeare, followed by The Romantic Movement, Scottish Romanticism, and the Welsh Renaissance. Titles include: A London plane-tree, and other verse, A selection from the love poetry of William Butler Yeats, Alfred Tennyson, Andrew Marvell, 1621-1678, Tercentenary Tributes, Ballads fro...

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Excerpt from The Dramatic Works of John Lilly, Vol. 2 of 2: The Euphuist, With Notes and Some Account of His Life and Writings We are jealous of your judgements, because you are wise of our owne performance, because wee are unper feet, of our author's device, because he is idle. Onely this doth encourage us, that presenting our studies be fore gentlemen, though they receive an inward mislike, wee shall not be hist with an open disgrace. Abou...

Excerpt from The Home of Shakspeare All that is known with any degree of certainty concerning Shakspere - is that he was born at Stratford-upon-Avon - married and had children there - went to London, where he commenced actor, and wrote poems and plays - returned to Stratford, made his will, died, and was buried. Such is the concise biography of our greatest poet, as given by Steevens , and although volumes have been written, more or less conj...

Excerpt from Costume in England: A History of Dress Ancient authorities and ancient delineations are solely confided in, and in all instances the authorities fully quoted. As far as possible, facsimiles of the original delineations are given, though sometimes glaring errors of drawing may be corrected, but this as little as neces~ sary: and no change of position has been attempted, by which the general effect of the costume, and its form, mig...

Excerpt from The Home of Shakspere: Illustrated and Described LL that is known with any degree of certainty concerning Shakspere is - that he was born at stratford-upon-avon-married and had children there - went to London, where he commenced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotte...

Excerpt from A Dictionary of Terms in Art Thus, while this Dictionary exhibits a somewhat wide range of subject, the restrictive limit embodied in its title will prevent its resemblance to any other, giving it a completeness and utility as a general reference-book to all students or amateurs of the Fine Arts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com T...

Excerpt from Homes, Haunts, and Works of Rubens, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and Cuyp, The Dutch Genre-Painters, Michael Angelo and Raffaelle: Being a Series of Art-Rambles in Belgium, Holland and Italy Rarely are to be found combined in one individual the qualifications of the literary man, the artist, and the archaeologist. The last may be able to use both pen and pencil, yet the latter only in such a way as to entitle him to the character of an an...

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