The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 by Various
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This Engraving will be received by the attentive inquirer, as an
interesting specimen of the sepulchral architecture of olden times; and, judging from the mutilated remains, its original beauty would have reminded us of the remark of an antiquarian writer,--that he never saw a fine monument out of England. [Illustration: (_Monument of a Crusader, in Winchester Cathedral_.)] [6] A tunick, or frock of armour, with wide sleeves, reaching a little below the elbow, terminating with a broad, gilt border, and having a hood, not separate. Its first introduction in armour is referred to the time of William II. * * * * * THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. * * * * * CHOICE APHORISMS. (_From_ 144, _in Fraser's Magazine_.) It is perfectly possible to make champagne from gooseberries, equal to that yielded by the grape. _Exampli gratiĆ¢_: Lord Haddington, who |
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