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George William Bagby Ellen Matthews Bagby. Rives , of Prince George , whose face , some said , resembled the inside ... faces , from the canal region of New York , most likely , were seen and heard . I became ac- quainted with the family ...
George William Bagby Ellen Matthews Bagby. Rives , of Prince George , whose face , some said , resembled the inside ... faces , from the canal region of New York , most likely , were seen and heard . I became ac- quainted with the family ...
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... face , and often discover what does not exist ; but here was a countenance singularly marked - a dark , refined , de- cidedly Jewish face . The nose was not very large , and but slightly aquiline ; the mouth thin - lipped , wide ...
... face , and often discover what does not exist ; but here was a countenance singularly marked - a dark , refined , de- cidedly Jewish face . The nose was not very large , and but slightly aquiline ; the mouth thin - lipped , wide ...
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... face was , beyond question , the most beautiful I have ever seen , and the execution was worthy of the subject . This picture was presented to him by the lady who painted it , and it was her own likeness . According to his account , she ...
... face was , beyond question , the most beautiful I have ever seen , and the execution was worthy of the subject . This picture was presented to him by the lady who painted it , and it was her own likeness . According to his account , she ...
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