The popular guide to the International exhibition of 1862W.H. Smith and Son, 1862 - 244 oldal |
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20. oldal - Secrets of the sullen mine, Steel and gold, and corn and wine, Fabric rough, or Fairy fine, Sunny tokens of the Line, Polar marvels, and a feast Of wonder, out of West and East, And shapes and hues of Part divine!
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i. oldal - The Marquis of Anglesea, The Marquis of Westminster, The Birkenhead Dock Company, The Dock Trustees of Liverpool, Most of the Nobility, Gentry, and Agriculturists, And many Members of the Royal Agricultural Societies of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
20. oldal - Art divine ! All of beauty, all of use, That one fair planet can produce, Brought from under every star, Blown from over every main, And mixt, as life is mixt with pain, The works of peace with works of war.
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