 ... miniatures, moulded the glasses, and made the shagreen cases ; he was a soldier ; a legislator ; a lecturer ; a preserver of animals, whose deficiencies he supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs ; he was a dentist ; and he was, as his...  American Engravers and Their Works - Page 124by William Spohn Baker - 1875 - 174 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Dunlap - 1834 - 450 pages
...for his miniatures, moulded the glasses, and made the shagreen cases; he was a soldier; a legislator; a lecturer ; a preserver of animals, — whose deficiencies...supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs ; he was a dentist — and he was, as his hiographer truly says, " a mild, benevolent, and good man."... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 568 pages
...for his miniatures, moulded the glasses, and made the shagreen cases; he was a soldier; a legislator; a lecturer; a preserver of animals, whose deficiencies...supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs; he was a dentist; and he was, as his biographer truly says, a mild, benevolent, and good man." As the... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 582 pages
...his miniatures, moulded the glasses, and made the shagreen cases ; he was a soldier ; a legislator ; a lecturer ; a preserver of animals, whose deficiencies...supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs ; he was a dentist ; and he was, as his biographer truly says, a mild, benevolent, and good man." As... | |
 | Christianity - 1888 - 438 pages
...moulded the glasses, and made the shagreen cases ; he was a soldier, a legislator, a lecturer, and a preserver of animals — whose deficiencies he supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs; he was a dentist, and a mild, benevolent, and good man." In such a type, we get a glimpse of American... | |
 | Charles Allen Munn - 1908 - 146 pages
...ivory for his miniatures, moulded the glasses and made shagreen cases; he was a soldier, a legislator, a preserver of animals, whose deficiencies he supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs ; he was a dentist, and he was, as his biographer truly says, a mild, benevolent and good man." Dunlap... | |
 | Alice Van Leer Carrick - Artists - 1928 - 338 pages
...is only the ingenious young Mr. Peale, repairing some of my bells and locks.' " 24 PS 3 * II turer, a preserver of animals whose deficiencies he supplied by means of glass eyes and artificial limbs; he was a dentist — and he was, as his biographer truly says, 'a mild, benevolent, and good man.'... | |
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