The Bibliophile Library of Literature, Art and Rare Manuscripts, Vol. 15 of 30: History, Biography, Science, Poetry, Drama, Travel, Adventure, Fiction, and Rare and Little-Known Literature from the Archives of the Great Libraries of the World
The Bibliophile Library of Literature, Art and Rare Manuscripts, Vol. 15 of 30: History, Biography, Science, Poetry, Drama, Travel, Adventure, Fiction, and Rare and Little-Known Literature from the Archives of the Great Libraries of the World
Excerpt from The Bibliophile Library of Literature, Art and Rare Manuscripts, Vol. 15 of 30: History, Biography, Science, Poetry, Drama, Travel, Adventure, Fiction, and Rare and Little-Known Literature From the Archives of the Great Libraries of the World IN burst Godfrey Kneller, one morning, bubbling over with joy and well-nigh breathless with excitement. He had been at Whitehall, so his story ran, for a sitting of Queen Catherine, - the last before the finishing of her portrait, -and having with him the sketch of ...
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Excerpt from The Bibliophile Library of Literature, Art and Rare Manuscripts, Vol. 15 of 30: History, Biography, Science, Poetry, Drama, Travel, Adventure, Fiction, and Rare and Little-Known Literature From the Archives of the Great Libraries of the World IN burst Godfrey Kneller, one morning, bubbling over with joy and well-nigh breathless with excitement. He had been at Whitehall, so his story ran, for a sitting of Queen Catherine, - the last before the finishing of her portrait, -and having with him the sketch of Penelope, had shown it to the Queen as a fancy piece, to be called Spring and she, being mightily taken therewith, had called His Majesty, and bade him say if ever he had seen a face so fair at once and so sad. 'tis 'spring indeed, quoth she, and a very pretty conceit, with the sun on the hair and the dew in the eyes and April in the showery smiling o' the lips. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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