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... England Tract Soc . , 428 Burrowes ( Robert ) , his writings , 143 , 254 Absalom suspended by his hair , barber's sign , 78 Actors who have died on the stage , 121 , 181 , 241 , 292 ; King's and Queen's companies in 1629 and 1630 , 84 ...
... England Tract Soc . , 428 Burrowes ( Robert ) , his writings , 143 , 254 Absalom suspended by his hair , barber's sign , 78 Actors who have died on the stage , 121 , 181 , 241 , 292 ; King's and Queen's companies in 1629 and 1630 , 84 ...
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... England , Private History of , 98 Cousin Stella , 329 , 379 Death of Archbishop of Paris , 229 , 259 Mary Magdalen's ... England's Day , a poem , 168 , 217 Explorers , and other poems , 428 Familiar Quotations , 49 , 79 , 99 , 159 , 179 ...
... England , Private History of , 98 Cousin Stella , 329 , 379 Death of Archbishop of Paris , 229 , 259 Mary Magdalen's ... England's Day , a poem , 168 , 217 Explorers , and other poems , 428 Familiar Quotations , 49 , 79 , 99 , 159 , 179 ...
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... England , 279 Cruikshank ( George ) , Critico - Bibliographical Essay , by W. Bates , 219 Books recently published : - Cussans's History of Hertfordshire , parts xiii . and xiv . , 420 Dante , an essay , by R. W. Church , 159 Debates in ...
... England , 279 Cruikshank ( George ) , Critico - Bibliographical Essay , by W. Bates , 219 Books recently published : - Cussans's History of Hertfordshire , parts xiii . and xiv . , 420 Dante , an essay , by R. W. Church , 159 Debates in ...
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... England , 39 Waltoniana , with Notes by R. H. Shepherd , 299 Wheatley's What is an Index ? 459 Wiesner's Youth of Queen Elizabeth , 479 Booksellers in St. Paul's Churchyard , 93 Bookworm , Old , on Birmingham Free Library , 41 Specimen ...
... England , 39 Waltoniana , with Notes by R. H. Shepherd , 299 Wheatley's What is an Index ? 459 Wiesner's Youth of Queen Elizabeth , 479 Booksellers in St. Paul's Churchyard , 93 Bookworm , Old , on Birmingham Free Library , 41 Specimen ...
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... England , 107 , 374 Celts and Saxons , the difference in their race , 5 , 52 , 213 , 369 , 469 Centenarian , and cognate words , 487 Centenarianism , 20 , 45 , 191 , 218 , 240 , 276 , 298 , 332 , 396 , 426 , 446 , 466 , 500 , 509 ...
... England , 107 , 374 Celts and Saxons , the difference in their race , 5 , 52 , 213 , 369 , 469 Centenarian , and cognate words , 487 Centenarianism , 20 , 45 , 191 , 218 , 240 , 276 , 298 , 332 , 396 , 426 , 446 , 466 , 500 , 509 ...
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