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An episode in John Milton's 'Samson agonistes': the first lines of the poem, in which Samson is allowed out of the dungeon to reflect on his blind fate in the open air

1 print : stipple engraving ; image 22.1 x 15.5 cm

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

Nervous and mental disease monograph series

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The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological interpretation of mythology / by Otto Rank ; authorized translation by Drs. F. Robbins and Smith Ely Jelliffe.

1 print : Line engraving ; platemark 20.3 x 12.6 cm

Renée Bordereau, a female soldier. Line engraving by S. Springsguth, 1818.

The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.

The story of David and Goliath is from the Old Testament of the Bible: I Samuel XVII and I Kings XVII

David with the head of Goliath. Lithograph by Markendorf, 1839, after A. Turchi.

The story of David and Goliath: Old Testament of the Bible: I Samuel XVII and I Kings XVII

1 print : lithograph ; image 31.4 x 40.3 cm

David with the head of Goliath, accompanied by an angel and cherubs. Lithograph by G. Sensi after N. Poussin.

The story of David and Goliath is in the Old Testament of the Bible: I Samuel XVII and I Kings XVII

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 40.9 x 27.4 cm

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.

32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Master of kung fu. Vol. 1, no. 67, Dark encounters / Doug Moench, writer ; Mike Zeck, penciler ; Fred Kida, inker.

David holds a piece of rope or string in his hand. Goliath's wound is between the eyes

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A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological interpretation of mythology / by Otto Rank ; authorized translation by Drs. F. Robbins and Smith Ely Jelliffe.

Renée Bordereau, a female soldier. Line engraving by S. Springsguth, 1818.

The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.

David with the head of Goliath. Lithograph by Markendorf, 1839, after A. Turchi.

David with the head of Goliath, accompanied by an angel and cherubs. Lithograph by G. Sensi after N. Poussin.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.

Master of kung fu. Vol. 1, no. 67, Dark encounters / Doug Moench, writer ; Mike Zeck, penciler ; Fred Kida, inker.

David rests his hand on Goliath's severed head. Lithograph by B-R. Julien, 1845, after G. Reni.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by G. Rousselet after G. Reni.

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A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological interpretation of mythology / by Otto Rank ; authorized translation by Drs. F. Robbins and Smith Ely Jelliffe.

Renée Bordereau, a female soldier. Line engraving by S. Springsguth, 1818.

The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.

David with the head of Goliath. Lithograph by Markendorf, 1839, after A. Turchi.

David with the head of Goliath, accompanied by an angel and cherubs. Lithograph by G. Sensi after N. Poussin.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.

Master of kung fu. Vol. 1, no. 67, Dark encounters / Doug Moench, writer ; Mike Zeck, penciler ; Fred Kida, inker.

David rests his hand on Goliath's severed head. Lithograph by B-R. Julien, 1845, after G. Reni.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by G. Rousselet after G. Reni.

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