Word: waxing
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...present from Mr. Vaughan, is considered of great value, not only for its exactness, but for its rarity, the original proprietor of the work in England having destroyed the plates after 400 impressions were made, so that it is seldom met with in this country. The preparations in wax, in glass cases, of the heart, brain, eyes, are perfect exhibitions of those objects. In the midst of the tumultuous city, here all is stillness and solitude, where medical science, taking her pupils by the hand, leads them into her secret chambers, unfolding the intricacies of every department. An Apollo Belvedere...
Some enterprising genius has proposed to found a wax-works show, similar to the famous Tussand's in New York. Among the sights will be a representation of "Benjamin F. Butler preparing a course of study to be pursued at Harvard University...
...will wax very wise...
...love and hate wax faint indeed...
Loud thro' life's whirl, when other songs wax faint...