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67. oldal
... native instinct vitiated by a ridiculous aping of the vulgar forms of European trade production . In the Indian department , for instance , by the side of rich stuffs and elegant Bombay work , we beheld tables , sofas , and pianos ...
... native instinct vitiated by a ridiculous aping of the vulgar forms of European trade production . In the Indian department , for instance , by the side of rich stuffs and elegant Bombay work , we beheld tables , sofas , and pianos ...
68. oldal
John Timbs. from Poland into Muscovy , with some graceful ideas borrowed from the native art of Circassia , and a huge , vigorous mosaic of St. Nicholas , on a gold ground , flanked by two others of more re- cent type , sum up the ...
John Timbs. from Poland into Muscovy , with some graceful ideas borrowed from the native art of Circassia , and a huge , vigorous mosaic of St. Nicholas , on a gold ground , flanked by two others of more re- cent type , sum up the ...
77. oldal
... native copper from Lake Superior , where it occurs in enormous masses - one weighing 500 tons . From Russia were several large pieces of native copper . Magnificent specimens , and large masses of copper ore from South Australia were ...
... native copper from Lake Superior , where it occurs in enormous masses - one weighing 500 tons . From Russia were several large pieces of native copper . Magnificent specimens , and large masses of copper ore from South Australia were ...
79. oldal
... native sulphide of antimony were found in the Italian and Portu- guese departments ; in the French province of Constantine , Africa ; in the Zollverein and Austrian ; in the department of Victoria , whence considerable quantities have ...
... native sulphide of antimony were found in the Italian and Portu- guese departments ; in the French province of Constantine , Africa ; in the Zollverein and Austrian ; in the department of Victoria , whence considerable quantities have ...
80. oldal
... native gold contains silver , which varies much in pro- portion , and tends to render the gold pale in colour . All lead contains gold in addition to silver , but in quantity generally so minute as to be valueless . But there it is ...
... native gold contains silver , which varies much in pro- portion , and tends to render the gold pale in colour . All lead contains gold in addition to silver , but in quantity generally so minute as to be valueless . But there it is ...
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4. oldal - The Philosophy of William Shakespeare ; delineating, in Seven Hundred and Fifty Passages selected from his Plays, the Multiform Phases of the Human Mind. With Index and References. Collated, Elucidated, and Alphabetically arranged, by the Editors of 'Truths Illustrated by Great Authors.
7. oldal - Introduction to Farming. THE LESSONS of MY FARM : a Book for Amateur Agriculturists, being an Introduction to Farm Practice, in the Culture of Crops, the Feeding of Cattle, Management of the Dairy, Poultry, and Pigs, and in the Keeping of Farm-work Records. By ROBERT SCOTT BURN, Editor of " The Year-Book of Agricultural Facts," &c. With numerous Illustrations. Fcp. 6s. cloth. " A most complete introduction to the whole round of farming practice."— John Bull.
viii. oldal - twere by a wizard's rod A blazing arch of lucid glass Leaps like a fountain from the grass To meet the sun ! A quiet green but few days since, With cattle browsing in the shade : And here are lines of bright arcade In order raised ! A palace as for fairy Prince, A rare pavilion, such as man Saw never since mankind began, And built and glazed...
15. oldal - THEORY OF COMPOUND INTEREST AND ANNUITIES; with Tables of Logarithms for the more Difficult Computations of Interest, Discount, Annuities, &c., in all their Applications and Uses for Mercantile and State Purposes. By FKDOR THOMAN, of the Societe" Credit Mobilier, Paris. Third Kdition, carefully revised and corrected . . . 4/0* " A very powerful work, and the author has a very remarkable command of his subject.
62. oldal - The world-compelling plan was thine, And, lo ! the long laborious miles Of palace; lo! the giant aisles, Rich in model and design; Harvest-tool and husbandry, Loom and wheel and engin'ry.
63. oldal - West and East, And shapes and hues of 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.
15. oldal - Cottages, Villas, and Country Houses. DESIGNS and EXAMPLES of COTTAGES, VILLAS, and COUNTRY HOUSES; being the Studies of several eminent Architects and Builders ; consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Perspective Views ; with approximate Estimates of the Cost of each. In 410, with 67 plates, price I/, is., cloth.
viii. oldal - It was considered that, whilst it appears an error to fix any limitation to the productions of machinery, science, and taste, which are of no country, but belong, as a whole, to the civilized world, particular advantage to British industry might be derived from placing it in fair competition with that of other nations.
3. oldal - Popular Work on Painting. PAINTING POPULARLY EXPLAINED; with Historical Sketches of the Progress of the Art. By THOMAS JOHN GULLICK, Painter, and JOHN TIMES, FSA Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged.
4. oldal - This elegant volume will be appreciated by the admirers of ' The Christian Year.' The Beauty of Holiness ; or, The Practical Christian's Daily Companion: being a Collection of upwards of Two Thousand Reflective and Spiritual Passages, remarkable for their sublimity, beauty, and practicability; selected from the Sacred Writings, and arranged in eighty-two sections, each comprising a different theme for meditation. By the Editors of ' Truths Illustrated by Great Authors.