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"Talking of pictures, by the way, what a marvellous falling off is there in Wilkie!--a misfortune arising, as I take it, from a struggle after novelty of style. There is a portr...
2. Chapter 2Amongst other particulars in this book, concerning _Richard III._ we have the following: "The Protector coming in council, seemed more than ordinarily merry, and after some othe...
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4. Chapter 4_Newtown Pippin._--Near New York, at the residence of Mrs. Col. More, is the original tree of the celebrated apple called the Newtown pippin. It stands in the centre of an old o...