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Ancient Porcelain Vessel.

drawn to the ancient enamels of China. Manyzﬁgures of ﬂowers, birds, and other animals. ﬁne specimens were seen in the Great Exhibition ‘ According to the testimony of the Chinese, this of the Works of Art of all Nations in Hyde Park, manufacture is of a very early period; no good

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Bottle like those found in Egyptian Tombs.

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The general impression of Chinese tian tombs.

collectors is that these bottles are more ancient {than those of the Pharaohs. But W. H. Ned

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Ehurst, Esq.. the British consul of Foo-chovv-foo

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and since that. time a number of specimens have 2 portions of poetical stanzas by standard and found their way into Europe and America. The - celebrated Chinese authors, who ﬂourished at a enamel is on copper, colored and enlivened with ; comparatively recent period. - /, -, ,,,,, ,, -/ ,/N,,,, -N~,,,,/,N MNV W,,/,.v

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Tnou art within the morning of thy dnysi 'Tis meet that sunny pleasures should be thine; That every tongue should syllable thy praise. For God hath made thee more than half divine. But think not that the glory of thy prime Will follow thee through life’s extended range; Things culminate llld retrograde with time;

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Live in expectancy of coming change. So v'vhen the ripeness of thy days he passed, Anti youth‘s sWeet praise be fallen in the sere, Anti ruthless age‘s desoluting blast ' Howls through the tlmk'ning Winter of thy year; Then mayst have won a llﬁmt‘ in some true breast, Where thou mnyst ﬂee for shelter and for rest.