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. 1892 Excerpt: ... of no force in their application to the intelligent, and such as fill the high places of the kingdom. They know that although, upon some mere question of honour or of boundary, it might be very proper and politic to fight a single battle rather than tamely submit to an encroachment, it is quite another thing when the ...
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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. 1892 Excerpt: ... of no force in their application to the intelligent, and such as fill the high places of the kingdom. They know that although, upon some mere question of honour or of boundary, it might be very proper and politic to fight a single battle rather than tamely submit to an encroachment, it is quite another thing when the only aim of the war is to see which is the stronger of the two, --which is to be master. This last, what is it but madness, --the madness of pride and ambition in the queen, in the people the madness of a love and a devotion to her unparalleled since the world began? A blindness as of death has seized them all. Thinking of these things, and full of saddest forebodings as to the fate of this most interesting and polished people, I reached the gate of the palace of Gracchus. The inmates, Gracchus and Fausta, I learned from Milo were at the palace of the queen, whither I was instructed by them to resort at the request of Zenobia herself. The chariot of my host soon bore me there. It was with pleasure that I greeted this unexpected good fortune. I had not even seen the queen since the day passed at her villa, and I was not a little desirous, before the ambassadors should receive their final answer, to have one more opportunity of conversing with her. The moment I entered the apartment where the queen was with her guests, I perceived that all state was laid aside, and that we were to enjoy each other with the same social ease as when in the country, or, as on that first evening in the gardens of the palace. There was on this occasion no prostration, and no slave crouched at her feet; and all the various Persian ceremonial, in which this proud woman so delights, was dispensed with. The room in which we met was vast, and opening on two of its sides upo.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. Book. 8vo-over 7-9 Tall. No pub date shown circa late 1800s. No marks except the original owners name and date Xmas 1897 both in pencil. Bright red cloth Boards with gold decoration and lettering, a gold filled cameo of white in top corner, gilt on spine is no longer bright. Fore edge deckled. some edging and cornering. 20 illus, each faced with onion skin. Pages 264-265 offset by newspaper cutout that we have left in place. A charming decorative antique book. 432pp.
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Very good. Hbk 432pp illus engravings and portrait frontis with tissue guards ribbon marker decorative beveled red cloth boards with inset relief of Zenobia and embossed gilt titles and decoration now in custom acetate jacket gilt upper foredge an exceptionally handsome volume near fine clean tight unmarked copy almost as new.
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