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... tion of the Atys of Catullus , & c . MISCELLANEOUS : -- 12 14 14 15 15 16 17 Notes on Books , & c . 21 Books and Odd Volumes wanted Notices to Correspondents 21 22 VOL . IX.-No. 219 . For further information see Prospectus , to be had ...
... tion of the Atys of Catullus , & c . MISCELLANEOUS : -- 12 14 14 15 15 16 17 Notes on Books , & c . 21 Books and Odd Volumes wanted Notices to Correspondents 21 22 VOL . IX.-No. 219 . For further information see Prospectus , to be had ...
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... tion is still in existence ; or if it was dispersed , when , and in what manner ? I am not aware of any sale catalogue under his name . J. B. B. " The spire whose silent finger points to heaven . " I have met with , and sometimes quoted ...
... tion is still in existence ; or if it was dispersed , when , and in what manner ? I am not aware of any sale catalogue under his name . J. B. B. " The spire whose silent finger points to heaven . " I have met with , and sometimes quoted ...
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... tion of representative peers ? 5thly . If he be a subject of the United States , and have taken , expressly or by implication , the oath of citizenship ( which pointedly renounces allegiance to our sovereign ) , how is it that his name ...
... tion of representative peers ? 5thly . If he be a subject of the United States , and have taken , expressly or by implication , the oath of citizenship ( which pointedly renounces allegiance to our sovereign ) , how is it that his name ...
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... tion are not to be found among the Poems on several Occasions , by Mr. John Gay , published in 1767 by Tonson and others . Have they ever been included in any collective edition of his G. T. works ? Reading . [ In the musical catalogue ...
... tion are not to be found among the Poems on several Occasions , by Mr. John Gay , published in 1767 by Tonson and others . Have they ever been included in any collective edition of his G. T. works ? Reading . [ In the musical catalogue ...
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... tion . 18mo . ls . HENRY VERNON ; or , the Little Anglo - Indian . A New Edition . 18mo . 18 . ADA'S THOUGHTS ; or , the Poetry of Youth . Fcap . 8vo . , cloth , gilt edges , 2s . 6d . ( Just Ready . ) SMALL BOOKS FOR PRE- SENTS . THE ...
... tion . 18mo . ls . HENRY VERNON ; or , the Little Anglo - Indian . A New Edition . 18mo . 18 . ADA'S THOUGHTS ; or , the Poetry of Youth . Fcap . 8vo . , cloth , gilt edges , 2s . 6d . ( Just Ready . ) SMALL BOOKS FOR PRE- SENTS . THE ...
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