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...with a donkey. Think the captain might have been more explicit. The vessel begins to go up and down a little. Do not want any tea, but go down and eat heartily. The cake was very good. After tea I gradually lose my interest in everything. Am not a bit seasick. Wish the boat would not pitch so. There is no need of it Go to bed at nine o'clock and sleep soundly all night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ACROSS THE WIDE OCEAN. | 10/9/1874 | See Source »

...painter, or of either beauty or character in the rendering of mountain, cloud, or tree. The great cartoon of Kaulbach, almost impressive at first sight, appears, after but a brief examination, too mechanical for the work of a really imaginative artist; the equality of the pains expended on every bit of drapery and lock of hair suggests the attempt of a South Kensington student rather than that of a genuine artist, and the whole spirit is theatrical in its most vulgar sense. Every figure has taken its pose as in a tableau to be gazed at, and the want...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/9/1874 | See Source »

Down stairs, for a bit of a walk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRAGMENTS: | 6/19/1874 | See Source »

...learn the following bit of news through the Record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities. | 4/24/1874 | See Source »

...bit of plank...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLANK WALKS. | 3/27/1874 | See Source »

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