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Mr. Robinson, the line-engraver, gave me a good lesson on this subject.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

We must admire the knowledge, the intelligence, and the self-denial which the line-engraver devotes to the service of his art.

From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime

He was afterwards the best line-engraver of his time, and received the honour of knighthood from George III.

From Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems by Aytoun, W. E. (William Edmondstoune)

In the labor of the line-engraver both these qualities are developed to the pitch of perfect 77 heroism.

From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

Still even the line-engraver has secret sources of entertainment to relieve the mortal 78 tedium of his task-work.

From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert