Original acrostics on all the states and presidents of the United States, and various other subjects, religious, political, and personal ; illustrated with portraits of all the presidents, and engravings of various other kinds by Robert Blackwell; 1861; Nashville, Tennessee.
As well as acrostics for all the states and presidents, Robert Blackwell provides ones for a host of other topics including the Moon, Whisky and the Ladies of Nashville. And just in case you thought it is was easy work, a little note from the author…
[Gentlemen.] GRANT me one favor, I ask no more, Examine all my writings o'er; Not forgetting all the time Tis hard to make a name to rhyme. Let those who think they can compose Excellent verse as well as prose, Make one effort to be wise, Ere they scoff and criticise Numerous works they would revise.
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Armata: a fragment (1817) | An Account of the Late Improvements in Galvanism (1803) | The Medical Aspects of Death, and the Medical Aspects of the Human Mind (1852) | Quarles' Emblems (1886) |
Cat and bird stories from the "Spectator" (1896) | Wonderful Balloon Ascents (1870) | The Book of Topiary (1904) | The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (1899) |
English as She is Spoke (1884) | The Danger of Premature Interment (1816) | The Last American (1889) | Pirates (1922) |
Napoleon's Oraculum (1839) | Horse Laughs (1891) | Hydriotaphia/Urn-Burial and The Garden of Cyrus (1658) | Across the Zodiac: the Story of a Wrecked Record (1880) |
Superstitions About Animals (1904) | The Diary of a Nobody (1919 edition) | The Attitudes of Animals in Motion, Illustrated with the Zoopraxiscope (1882) | The Eccentric Mirror: Reflecting a Faithful and Interesting Delineation of Male and Female Characters, Ancient and Modern (1807) |
Uriah Jewett and the Sea Serpent of Lake Memphemagog (1917) | Yuletide Entertainments (1910) | Mythical Monsters (1886) | Madame Tussaud's Napoleon Relics, Pictures and Other Curiosities (1901) |
James Joyce's Chamber Music (1918 American Edition) | Original acrostics on all the U.S. states and presidents, and various other subjects (1861) | Hand book of the carnival, containing Mardi-Gras, its ancient and modern observance (1874) | Selection of Type is just as important as the selection of words (1939?) |
Natural History of Shakespeare; Being Selections of Flowers, Fruits, and Animals (1877) |
