Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-02

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only ~. and equal in Tyrogra5by styI.
! and embellishments oF!' "'!ie
Inc |'''Sf No. acds ready GIout tile 2st1 .4,rv
ulere were any doubt REMAINING nm H..
Puclc mind with regard TO the conE,eta .' VIC
cess OF our plan of cheap publications tba on
nouhcement which we now make o',crht a.
Isl II, ":d 70 convince the skeptical that
Wv, rn LOS vaubia and enduring productions of
re.cL nf,i' ,"sure may be brought within the
~ en- u no ,ils most moderate means. The works
OF Or john Froissart have been caioL,N."1
| by poets, historians and noyeI;sts &c .
tnan four centuries. Fo" many - '' III
| their nrst publication they were c;ro,,in.eI
| oniy through the medium of nan;,sor;,.,s -
ana 'hey were deemed presents wo,tL,,P 'Se
! khSS ana princes. These mon,,scr;,,ta -
nequeh'iy ehDeliished with illustrations Of -
gorgeous description. They We ,J',,, " -
bright colors on the broad mara;ns If ., In
parchment pages: hence they have hen saiJ
10 De nfum1nGted. The edition we nresant T.
reprint OF that which appeared in Tonnon
o'Iee years SINCE, which,is by far the best and
SATISFACTORY tiiat has ever been published II
,vop pd0,usey Illustrated with ergravings ON
o.J 60 y, scenes, customs, costumes
90 ,u nsuIeS 0! 'he olden time, executed foI,
I f.la
manner by Losing. and at an rvra,'ea :n'
nothing short of the most liberal n"tr",asn
can justify. Everything but the coIor0 81
exquisite hhsh OF the ancient illum;nct;ons
are 1P'esefved-there is the same f;dei;t,, (,
! o",.le ana spirit IN execution. O(lentimes
NIUE picture VIII convey better idea IF
characters and Incidents forever d.rauta u
than the most elaborate narrative. ~
Inc language in this edition will he f3;,nd
PeIlec1y modernlsed, and therefore easily mn
oets,cuo o? all readers. In ouainfness ona
simplicity OF style, it is almost scrintural -
no interest OF the story increases greatly az
49,. ~: II Is me very romance of history
ao. .''ls soufce' The moost copious and abun
novelists and dramatsts drawn tbe;r s,',,'It
Inc original of many of many cL;,.ifrS,s@
ana many tender scene in Scott ard -
:,'o u, .ielr contemporaries, will be rec6ra;se9
III me VIVID pages of odd Froissart
I'm the age of Froissart' ,avs HE h;oono
Pher, all the world was persuaded tbot 10.
was The motive of the most brilliant act:ovs of
courage and virtue. Knights made ns,oda
VI II III tournaments. Warriors exposed them
eeNeS 20 ihe most perilous combats to main.
van une honor and beauty of their Ladies' II
"a - ,eI ~ pehe'ed that love might be confn-
tentor,os." ~ intercourse Ct CALAMITY and
cor. .i nes"' is almost always under this
'olIh 'hat we see it represented in The oreatN
or part OF those efforts of tbc u;n,1 Sk;n,
nave neen handed down TO us from that ~
od' The ladies blushed not in fcel;nn 60,
pure passion and the most modest made; i
'he ordinary subject of their conversations
-, ine CHromcles extend fl ON 1856 TO 14OO
IoihPrehend every considerable sffair
which happened during that period in Fr a,,cn
FL scotland, Ireland and Flanders
hey lhciude also vast number of p.rticu-
lars relatlFe to the affairs of Rome and Avip.
non: or SPAN, Germany, Italy, even of Rus.
sI'' hungary turkey, Afiica-n short, of al.
most IAe whole known world.
Froissart has always been deemed H.. oto
lars an indispensable pre- rcou;s;to ~ d.
ding and right comprehension Of mode he
tory OWed0 most contdenflv e1prrt t6ot
erery one who hare obtained NJ .9EsoD,, Iots
oah0'fa0te history Of Europe ,OiU become p,tr-
eraser q Fro'SSorti for to Frsssart is Alison
ihoeoted as IS the disciple TO his master.
ms great undertaking is completed, and p
'he hrst number, consisting of 64 pages and
numerous engrarH.gs will be issued in the
inoh'h OF May, after when nine more num-
bers, similar i'll size and embellishments, will
appear at intervals of fortnight. The cost
OF the ten numbers, if taken as they are. issu.
co. VIII be 81 SO, but if paid for ii advance,
- heauefS both IN country and CITY will
90 Well TO pay for the work in advance. and.
receive the numbers as they successively an.
pear. They can be forwarded to anv part Of
the United States at a cost of newspaper nos
tage. 1t is suggested to residents in the civ
that ,hey could not make more acceptable
present to his relations and friends in the
country than this beautiful work. which, -
subsosibed for here, will be CAREFUL, ,.sed
punctually mailed TO any address. They, b.
nlcles will be printed on the finest and AT
expensive book paper This edition will
solve the doubt whether hcok'nay not be
ful. '''''''
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