The Amateur's Pocket Companion, Or, A Description of Scarce and Valuable Engraved British Portraits: Also of the Rare Or Curious Books, as Mentioned in the Works of Granger, Bromley, Noble, &c. Alphabetically Arranged. With Notes, Including the Prices and Descriptions of Many Rare Prints ...

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J.M. Flindall, 1813 - 141 strán (strany)

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Strana 72 - A Genealogical History of the House of Yvery, in its different branches of Yvery, Luvel, Perceval, and Gournay.
Strana 68 - ... author, in a most interesting manner, traces out the analogy between this Psalm and the Song of Deborah. Those who like choice pieces of writing upon the literature of Scripture will be gratified by the perusal of this exposition. 551. LXXIIL— PARRY (EDWARD. Bishop aye Killaloe). David Restored; or an Antidote against the Prosperity of the Wicked and the Afflictions of the Just.
Strana 125 - A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions as I can at present call to mind to have tried and perfected, which (my former notes being lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful friend, endeavoured now, 1665, to set these down in such a way as may sufficiently instruct me to put them in practice.
Strana viii - Blest be the pencil ! which from death can save The semblance of the virtuous, wise, and brave ; That youth and emulation still may gaze On those inspiring forms of ancient days, And from the force of bright example bold, Rival their worth, and be what they behold.
Strana 18 - Byfield, who is said to have been a broken apothecary, was a man of special note, and a very active zealot in this busy and boisterous reign. He was . one of the scribes to the assembly of divines that sat at Westminster, and had a great hand in...
Strana viii - On thofe infpiring forms of ancient days, And, from the force of bright example bold, Rival their worth,
Strana 11 - PRIESTS OF THE CHURCH OF ROME. " The portraiture of the Jesuits and priests, as they use to sit at council in England, to further the Catholic cause. Dr. Bishop, Dr. Bristow, Dr. Wright, F. Palmer, F. Wood, F. Lurtice, F. Maxfield, F. Higham, F. Sweete, F. Ployden (or Plowden), D. Smith, F. Lovet, F. Anineur, F. Worthington, F. Porter, F. Pateson.
Strana 19 - ... CABBAGE SOCIETY (10 S. viii. 368). — I have very little doubt that the Cabbage Society was a convivial club. I have an engraving in West's ' Fifty Years' Recollections of an old Bookseller ' (Cork, 1835) with the following inscription : — " Mr. Christopher Brown | To the free and easy Counsellors under the Cauliflower, this portrait of Mr. Brown, their worthy Secretary, is respectfully dedicated by their very humble Serv
Strana 107 - He copied all the extracts from Isaac Barrow's sermon on The Duty and Reward of Bounty to the Poor (1671...

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