 | 1865 - 962 pagina’s
...by Sir Thomas Lawrence, limo. cloth extra, price 6s. ; or handsomely bound in calf antique, 10s. 6d. 'Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for a more sightly volume wa» never seen.'— ILLUS. LON. Nitws. ' An admirable version of an excellent book. Not only is the... | |
 | 1869 - 956 pagina’s
...in a mure exquisite form, for a more sightly volume was never seen." — TUitstrnted Lond. yew«. t FAMILIAR WORDS. An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and ¿знепод rhat have become imbedded in the English language. Secon<l and enlarged edition. "áhuald... | |
 | James Hain Friswell - 1866 - 328 pagina’s
...friend of their closets." — Archbishop of York, at the Literary Fund Anniversary. May 10, 1865. " Could not be presented in a more exquisite form ;...sightly volume was never seen. " — Illustrated London " An admirable version of an excellent book. Not only is the translation a thoroughly idiomatic one,... | |
 | Martha Stone Hubbell - 1867 - 362 pagina’s
...their hearts, and the friend of their closets." — Archbishop of York, at the Literary Fund, 1865. " Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for...volume was never seen." — Illustrated London News. " An ndmirable version of an. excellent book. Not only is the translat,on a thoroughly idiomatic one,... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1867 - 334 pagina’s
...their hearts, and the friend of their ctosets." — Archbishop of York, at the Literary Fund, 1865. *' Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for...volume was never seen." — Illustrated London News. " An atlniirable version of an excellent book. Not only is the translation a thoroughly idiomatic one,... | |
 | Isaac Israel Hayes - 1867 - 478 pagina’s
...their hearts, and the friend of their closets."—- Archbishop of York, at the Literary Fund, 1865. " Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for...volume was never seen." — Illustrated London News. " An admirable version of an excellent book. Not only is the translation a thoroughly idiomatic one,... | |
 | Mary Elizabeth Dodge - 1867 - 364 pagina’s
...closets" — Archbishop of York, at the Literary Fond, 1865. " Could not be presented in a more exqnisite form, for a more sightly volume was never seen." — Illustrated London News. " An admirable version of an excellent book. Not only is the translation a thoroughly idiomatic one,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1868 - 240 pagina’s
...shades of expression, which may well make it acceptable even to those who can enjoy the work without a translator's aid." — Nonconformist. " Could not..." The preliminary essay is well-written, good, and interestmg."— Saturday Review. IV. FAMILIAR WORDS. An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording... | |
 | Victor Meunier - 1868 - 390 pagina’s
...usually ascribed to Thomas ;'i Kempis. With a Vignette from an Original Drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence. " Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for...well-written, good, *and interesting.'* — Saturday Review. " Evinced independent scholarship, a profound feeling for the original, and a minute attention to delicate... | |
 | John Call Dalton - 1868 - 440 pagina’s
...usually ascribed to Thomas A Kempis. With a Vignette from an Original Drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence. '' Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for...well-written, good, and interesting." — Saturday Review. " Evinces independent scholarship, a profound feeling for the original, and a minute attention to delicate... | |
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Familiar Words. An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language. Second and enlarged Edition. "The most extensive dictionary of quotation we have met... 
