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THE GENTLE LIFE. Essays in Aid of the Formation of Character of Gentlemen and Gentlewomen. Seventh Edition.

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ABOUT IN THE WORLD. Essays by the Author of "The

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THE GENTLE LIFE. Second Series.

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VARIA: Readings from Rare Books. Reprinted, by permission, from the Saturday Review, Spectator, &c.

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A CONCORDANCE OR VERBAL INDEX to the whole of Milton's Poetical Works. Comprising upwards of 20,000 References. By Charles D. Cleveland, LL.D. With Vignette Portrait of Milton.

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LITERATURE, WORKS OF

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