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... WALTER W. SKEAT . 66 A MONUMENT TO A FLEA ( 9th S. ii . 526 ) .- Mr. Paton misread the inscription . Correctly read it is : The last residence of the affec- tionate Fly . " The monument was erected to a dog which belonged to an English ...
... WALTER W. SKEAT . 66 A MONUMENT TO A FLEA ( 9th S. ii . 526 ) .- Mr. Paton misread the inscription . Correctly read it is : The last residence of the affec- tionate Fly . " The monument was erected to a dog which belonged to an English ...
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... Walter Scott before quoted , a voice whose untuneable harshness " ] as the want of a musical ear ; being applied to one who is unable to sing in melody . " 66 With this sub - note I perfectly agree , as will be seen by my note under ...
... Walter Scott before quoted , a voice whose untuneable harshness " ] as the want of a musical ear ; being applied to one who is unable to sing in melody . " 66 With this sub - note I perfectly agree , as will be seen by my note under ...
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... WALTER SCOTT ( 9th S. iii . 346 ) .— The amusing epigram ascribed to " an old Greek poet is apparently a very modern jeu d'esprit . The clever play upon words in the first line unfortunately does not belong to the small class of ...
... WALTER SCOTT ( 9th S. iii . 346 ) .— The amusing epigram ascribed to " an old Greek poet is apparently a very modern jeu d'esprit . The clever play upon words in the first line unfortunately does not belong to the small class of ...
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English Guttural Sounds 21A Chinese Novel | 22 |
Félibre 28Wollaston Arms 29Silhouettes | 32 |
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