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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... - Page 139
by James Boswell - 1791 - 516 pages
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Studies in English prose: specimens, with notes, by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
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A History of English Literature: In a Series of Biographical Sketches

William Francis Collier - 1868 - 550 pages
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Home Pictures of English Poets, for Fireside and Schoolroom

Kate Sanborn - 1869 - 306 pages
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Smaller specimens of English literature, with notes. Ed. by W. Smith

sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
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Typical Selections from the Best English Authors: With Introductory Notices

English authors - 1869 - 458 pages
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Class-book of Science and Literature

Class-book - 1869 - 344 pages
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Matrials for translating from English into French, a short essay on ...

Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pages
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Choice Specimens of English Literature: Selected from the Chief English ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1850 - 492 pages
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The Philosophy of Language; Or, Language as an Exact Science: Subjectively ...

David Henry Cruttenden - 1870 - 618 pages
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Gossip about Letters and Letter-writers

George Seton - 1870 - 278 pages
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