The Tinted Venus, by F. Anstey

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Title: The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance

Author: F. Anstey

Illustrator: Bernard Partridge

Release Date: January 7, 2008 [EBook #24197]

Language: English

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THE TINTED VENUS A Farcical Romance

F. ANSTEY

AUTHOR OF "THE GIANT'S ROBE," "VICE VERSÂ," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY BERNARD PARTRIDGE

NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER AND BROTHERS 1898

"To you, Free and ingenious spirits, he doth now In me, present his service, with his vow He hath done his best; and, though he cannot glory In his invention (this work being a story Of reverend antiquity), he doth hope In the proportion of it, and the scope, You may observe some pieces drawn l

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