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EBOOK MIRROR OF LITERATURE, NO. 557 ***
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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.
VOL. XX. No. 557.] SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1832. [Price 2d.
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[Illustration: BIRTHPLACE OF BEWICK, THE ENGRAVER.]
The above cottage stands in the village of Cherryburn, near Ovingham, on
the banks of the Tyne, about twelve miles west of Newcastle.
In this humble dwelling, hitherto of "unlettered fame," was born, August
12, 1753, THOMAS BEWICK, the celebrated artist and engraver on wood; or
more strictly speaking, the reviver of this branch of art. His whole life
was one of untiring industry and ardent attachment to the object of his
study--the only sure passport to success--which it is truly delightful to
contemplate: from the first dawnings of his early genius to the enthusiasm
that led him to examine proofs of wood-engravings on the morning of his
death.
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