 ON the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America, there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other was the weapon of a brave...  The Early Years of the Saturday Club, 1855-1870 - Page 179by Edward Waldo Emerson - 1918 - 515 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 1054 pages
...FRIEND. LONDON, September, 7, 1859. THE VIRGINIANS CHAPTER I IN WHICH ONE OF THE VIROINIANS VISITS HOME N the library wall of one of the most famous writers...has earned for himself a name alike honoured in his ancestors' country, and his own, where genius such as his has always a peaceful welcome. The ensuing... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Americans - 1858 - 892 pages
...AajUAiNTANCES 368 As APPARITION 339 THE VIRGINIANS. CHAPTEll I. IN WHICH ONE OF THE VIRGINIANS VISITS HOME. N the library wall of one of the most famous writers...has earned for himself a name alike honoured in his ancestors' country, and his own, where genins such as his has always a peaceful welcome. The ensuing... | |
 | 1858 - 882 pages
...poet's right. THE VIRGINIANS. BY WM THACKERAY. CHAPTER I. IN WHICH ONE OF THE VIRGINIANS VISITS HOME. ON the library wall of one of the most famous writers...the King, the other was the weapon of a brave and honored republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earnod for himself a name alike... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Great Britain - 1859 - 432 pages
...Lady, and their Master 410 THE VIBGINI AN S. CHAPTER I. IN WHICH ONE OF THE VIRGINIANS VISITS HOME. ON the library wall of one of the most famous writers...the King, the other was the weapon of a brave and honored republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Great Britain - 1859 - 848 pages
...Under vine and fig-tree 780 • THE VIRGINIANS. CHAPTER I. IN WHICH ONE OF THE VIRGINIANS VISITS HOME. ON the library wall of one of the most famous writers...the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honored republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike... | |
 | 1859 - 914 pages
...explanatory both of the object of the work, and of the sources from which it professes to be derived : — '"On the library' wall of one of the most famous writers...gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other waa the weapon of a brave and honoured republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1902 - 884 pages
...United States. The first number appeared in November 1857. The reader will recal\ the opening lines : On the library wall of one of the most famous writers...republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy baa earned for himself a name alike honoured in his ancestor's country and bis own, where genius such... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1902 - 896 pages
...United States. The first number appeared in November 1857. The reader will recall the opening lines : On the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America there bang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. Tiic one sword... | |
 | Bunker Hill Monument Association - Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 - 1881 - 102 pages
...literature in THACKERAY'S great Novel " The Virginians," the introduction to which is as follows : — "On the library wall of one of the most famous writers...the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honored republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike... | |
 | George Ticknor - 1863 - 482 pages
...famous writers of America there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great war t,( Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in...the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honored republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike... | |
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