Anecdote BiographyR. Bentley, 1860 - 387 pages |
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John Timbs. ANECDOTE BIOGRAPHY ; OR , Scenes and Events IN THE LIVES OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONS , CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED . : GW.Hogarth , pina . J.B.Hunt , sc WILLIAM HOGARTH.
John Timbs. ANECDOTE BIOGRAPHY ; OR , Scenes and Events IN THE LIVES OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONS , CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED . : GW.Hogarth , pina . J.B.Hunt , sc WILLIAM HOGARTH.
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... Persons of the last and present centuries . It need scarcely be repeated that a leading feature of the plan is to present the reader with these Anecdotic Illustra- tions in the order of time , and not en melée , the scheme , if so it ...
... Persons of the last and present centuries . It need scarcely be repeated that a leading feature of the plan is to present the reader with these Anecdotic Illustra- tions in the order of time , and not en melée , the scheme , if so it ...
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... persons in a tavern affray , one of whom had struck the other on the head with a quart - pot ; when the blood running down the man's face , the agony of the wound distorted it into a hideous grin , which Hogarth drew with ludicrous ...
... persons in a tavern affray , one of whom had struck the other on the head with a quart - pot ; when the blood running down the man's face , the agony of the wound distorted it into a hideous grin , which Hogarth drew with ludicrous ...
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... person who had enabled him to possess this treasure ; for he handed over the five pounds to the working- silversmith , whose gratitude was equal to his surprise at such a God - send . JOE MILLER'S BENEFIT TICKET . Joe Miller , of Jest ...
... person who had enabled him to possess this treasure ; for he handed over the five pounds to the working- silversmith , whose gratitude was equal to his surprise at such a God - send . JOE MILLER'S BENEFIT TICKET . Joe Miller , of Jest ...
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... person , when enraged at a masquerade by a person wearing a masque as ugly as himself -indeed , a cast from his own face- With a hundred deep wrinkles impress'd on thy front , Like a map with a great many rivers upon ' t . " PRINTS FOR ...
... person , when enraged at a masquerade by a person wearing a masque as ugly as himself -indeed , a cast from his own face- With a hundred deep wrinkles impress'd on thy front , Like a map with a great many rivers upon ' t . " PRINTS FOR ...
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