This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our faith trinmphant o'er our fears, Are all with thee, --are all with thee! 3761 Longfellow: Building of the Ship Sail on, 0 Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate I ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our faith trinmphant o'er our fears, Are all with thee, --are all with thee! 3761 Longfellow: Building of the Ship Sail on, 0 Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate I 3762 Longfellow: Building of the Ship. PEACE. A peace is of the nature of a conquest; For then both parties nobly are subdued, And neither party loser. 3763 Shaks.: 2 Henry IV. Act iv. Sc. 2. In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility. 3764 Shaks.: Henry V Act iii. Sc. 1. Ay; but give me worship and quietness, I like it better than a dangerous honor. 3765 Shaks.: 3 Henry VI. Act iv. Sc. 3, They humbly sue unto your excellence, To have a godly peace concluded. 3766 ' Shaks.: 1 Henry VI. Act v. Sc. 1. Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lower'd upon our house, In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. 3767 Shaks.: Richard III. Act i. Sc. 1. I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to see my shadow in the sun. 3768 Shaks.: Richard III. Act i. Sc. 1 If I unwittingly, or in my rage, Have aught committed that is hardly borne By any in this presence, I desire To reconcile me to his friendly peace: 'Tis death to me, to be at enmity; I hate it, and desire all good men's love. 3769 Shaks.: Richard III. Act ii. Sc r PEACE. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silent envious tongues. Be just and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's. 3770 Shales.: Henry VIII. Act iu. Sc 2 Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base: Nature hath meal and bran, contempt and g...
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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 good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN:
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Good. Book "Based upon Bohn's Edition revised, corrected and enlarged with twelve hundred quotations from American authors." Gilt decorated deep maroon leather binding has edge wear and fading around the edges, pages are lightly age-toned, small stain on edge of frontis.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex Library. 8vo. Cover bumped at spine & corners with slightly worn edges, scuffed, soiled, sunned discolored. Pages browning. Binding pulling loose from pages. Owner signed and inscribed on front end page. Pages dog eared.
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Very good + Octavo, 761pp., plus advertisements. A very good or better copy in the publisher's brown decorative cloth with gilt embellishment. Spine s bit faded and mild edgewear, but generally a bright and well-preserved copy. All edges gilt. Though not a particularly rare book, certainly an attractive Victorian binding.
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None. Good. A first edition of this Dictionary of Quotations from English and American Poets edited by Anna L. Ward. Based upon Bohn's Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged. Twelve Hundred Quotations Added from American Authors. In a brown cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Corners are bumped. There is some damage to the top and tail of the spine. Internally, binding is loosening in places. Front hinge is slightly tender. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is a bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Good.
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Good. Binding tight. Pages unmarked but a little tanned. Tiny ex-owner name from 1924. Shakespeare frontispiece protected by tissue paper--fine condition. Gilt top edge. Soft leather cover with gold titles front and spine--leather is worn at edges, especially corners, with top spine tip in poor shape, but titles still good.; PRACTICAL.