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Front Cover, World’s Best Music A marbled cover with quarter-leather binding. There are some moiré effects in some sizes because of the interaction between the textured boards of the book and the digital images. [more...] |
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Crusaders attacking a castle Crusaders (Mediaeval [US. Medieval] soldiers) attack a castle. One of them has just been struck by an arrow. The man behind him wears a crown, and his hauberk bears the three lions of England. To their left another soldier, wearing a helmet and chain mail, draws a bow, preparing to shoot an arrow. In [...] [more...] |
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When Stars Are In The Quiet Skies Sheet music for piano, a setting of Edward Bulwer (Lord Lytton)’s poem: [more...] |
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Edward Bulwer, (Lord Lytton.) “Edwars, Bulwer, Lord Lytton, who wrote these dainty lines, was an historian and a poet, although preeminent as a novelist; being author of about twenty romances. He wrote a few plays, among which is “Lady of Lyons,” one of the favorites of the stage. He was born in May, [...] [more...] |
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The Maid of the Mill An idyllic village scene with a church tower (complete with church clock) in the background and a water-mill with its water-wheel in the foregroud. In the centre is what looks like a [...] [more...] |
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The Rainy Day The poem as printed in the book reads: [more...] |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow An engraving of Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, used to illustrate his poem, The Rainy Day set to music. [more...] |
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The Rainy Day The second page of the sheet music (piano score) for the song by Wordsworth, “The Rainy Day.” [more...] |
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Romantic and Atmospheric Graveyard Tombstones sit in long grass under a spreading tree. There is also a tomb visible, as well as a number of graves. |
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Gravestone A graveyard (churchyard) with a single tombstone/gravestone in the foreground. A creepy burial site. |
