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Christian Chivalry

February 5, 2008 Uncategorized No Comments

ON AUCTION

The Flower Of Christian Chivalry

by

Mrs. W.R. Lloyd

With Twenty Four Illustrations

Published by

Strahan & Co.

Historian Library Series

Ludgate Hill, London

1871

The Author of The Flower of Christian Chivalry,in selecting her bouquet,has strolled about in the wide historic garden; choosing now,perhaps,for the sake of a rare scent,now of a fair bloom,but more commonly because of some one excellent virtue-a remedy for a prevailing ill of the day.

Believing that ther are plots of ground in the world which are worthy of research,other than the field of battle or the champ clos,the Author has attempted to show that something worth gathering may be found in many a neglected spot.

The Contents:

Bernard of Menthon,The Apostle of the Alps

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Savonarola: His Friends And His Enemies

Phillippe Pinel

The Abbe De L Epee and the Abbe Sicard

Patrick Hamilton and His Times

Andrew Melville and His Contemporaries

The Good Bishop Bedell

Granville Sharp

Henry Martyn and Henry Kirke White

Very Good/None

In Dark Green Black Stamped Ornate Cloth Hardcover,Gilt Titles,,Gilt Crest at the Lower Spine,,12mo,,314 Pages Complete

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Winter Solstice

February 3, 2008 Poetry No Comments

When you startle awake in the dark morning
heart pounding breathing fast
sitting bolt upright staring into
dark whirlpool black hole
feeling its suction
Get out of bed
knock at the door of your nearest friend
ask to lie down ask to be held
Listen while whispered words
turn the hole into deep night sky
stars close together
winter moon rising over white fields
nearby wren rustling dry leaves
distant owl echoing
two people walking up the road laughing
Let your soul laugh
let your heart sigh out
that long held breath so hollow in your stomach
so swollen in your throat
Already light is returning pairs of wings
lift softly off your eyelids one by one
each feathered edge clearer between you
and the pearl veil of day
You have nothing to do but live
Anonymous

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Be Careful

February 3, 2008 Poetry No Comments

Be Careful
  by: Unknown

Be careful of your thoughts
for your thoughts become your word.
Be careful of your words
for your words become your actions.
Be careful of your actions
for your actions become your habits.
Be careful of your habits
for your habits become your character.
Be careful of your character
for your character becomes your destiny.

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Homes of Famous Women

February 1, 2008 Antiquarian 1 Comment

ON AUCTION

Little Journeys Series For The Year 1897 Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons

This Is Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Described by Elbert Hubbard

A One Volume Cloth Bound Edition Done On Deckled Edge Paper For 12 Subjects

13 Tissue Guarded Gravure Portraits Blank on the Reverse

Complete Facsimile Letter Of Mary Lamb Bound In

Gorgeous Edition,Near Fine Condition/No Dustjacket

1897 Only Date/No Others

The Contents:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Madame Guyon

Harriet Martineau

Charlotte Bronte

Christina Rossetti

Rosa Bonheur

Madame De Stael

Elizabeth Fry

Mary Lamb

Jane Austen

Empress Josephine

Mary W. Shelley

Listed Illustrations:

Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning…from a steel engraving

Portrait of Madame Guyon..from a steel engraving designed by Cheron Pinae.

Portrait of Harriet Martineau..from an engraving designed by Miss M. Gillies.

Portrait of Charlotte Bronte ..from an engraving designed by J. R. Wandesforde

Portrait of Christina Rossetti…from a drawing by her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Portrait of Rosa Bonheur…from the drawing by Soulange Ceissier.

Portrait of Madame De Stael..from an engraving designed by Gerard

Portrait of Elizabeth Fry…from a steel engraving from a painting by C. K. Leslie, R.A.

Portrait of Mary Lamb..from an old engraving.

Facsimile Letter of Mary Lamb

Portraits of Charles and Mary Lamb …from a rare print.

Portrait of Jane Austen…from a steel engraving based on an original family portrait

Portrais of Mary W. Shelley…from an engraving.

Portrait of Empress Josephine…photographed from an original painting

In Midnight Blue Gilt Stamped and Blind Embossed Cloth

Gilt Lettering at the Front Board and Spine

A Gilt Top Edge and Deckled Edges

Vignette Title Page Lettered in Red and Black

429 Pages+ Ads at the Rear,A Complete Tight Contents/A Solid Edition

IceRocket Tags: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Charlotte Bronte, Mary W. Shelley

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