Illustrated poems / by L. H. Sigourney ; with designs by Felix O.C. Darley [electronic text]
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Illustrated poems / by L. H. Sigourney ; with designs by Felix O.C. Darley [electronic text]
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Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865
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Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey and Hart
1849
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ELEGANTLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FOR PRESENTS, RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY CAREY & HART, PHILADELPHIA.
I.LONGFELLOW'S POETICAL WORKS."This is the very luxury of literature—Longfellow's charming poems presented in a form of unsurpassed beauty."—Neals Gazette.
II.THE LADY OF THE LAKE."The 'getting up' of this edition is creditable in the highest degree to the publishers and the fine arts of the country. The paper, binding, and the engravings are all of the very best kind." Inquirer and Courier.
III.MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH."How much more impressive must be its perusal from the magnificent volume just issued by Carey & Hart, of this city, in 'Annual' style, its snowy leaves printed in the perfection of the art, and the matter illustrated by masters of the pencil and graver."—Saturday Courier
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IV.BRYANT'S POEMS."This is really a splendid book, and one of the most magnificent of Carey & Hart's collection of 'The Illustrated Poets.'"
V.WILLIS'S POETICAL WORKS
VI.MRS. SIGOURNEY'S POEMS. [JUST READY.]
VII. CHILDE HAROLD. A ROMAUNT.
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VIII TALES AND POEMS BY LORD BYRON.
IX. THE FEMALE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
X. THE POETS AND POETRY OF EUROPE."It is the most complete work of the kind in English literature."—Boston Courier. "A more desirable work for the scholar or man of taste has scarcely ever been issued in the United States."—N.Y. Tribune.
XI. THE POETS AND POETRY OF AMERICA."No better selection from the poetry of our native bards has ever been made, and no person could do better with the materials than Mr. Griswold has done."—Boston Transcript.
XII. THE POETS AND POETRY OF ENGLAND."Such is the critical acumen discovered in these selections, that scarcely a page is to be found but is redolent with beauties, and the volume itself may be regarded as a galaxy of literary pearls."—Democratic Review.
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XIII. THE POETS AND POETRY OF THE ANCIENTS.
XIV.THE FLORAL OFFERING: A TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP.
XV. THE FEMALE POETS OF AMERICA.
XVI.THE PROSE WRITERS OF AMERICA.
XVII. THE PROSE WRITERS OF GERMANY.
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