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... March . BESANT , SIR WALTER ( novelist ) , 9 June . BOWEN , EDWARD ERNEST ( master at Harrow and song - writer ) , 8 April . BRIGHT , WILLIAM ( ecclesiastical historian ) , 6 March . BROWNE , SIR SAMUEL , V.C. ( general ) , 14 March ...
... March . BESANT , SIR WALTER ( novelist ) , 9 June . BOWEN , EDWARD ERNEST ( master at Harrow and song - writer ) , 8 April . BRIGHT , WILLIAM ( ecclesiastical historian ) , 6 March . BROWNE , SIR SAMUEL , V.C. ( general ) , 14 March ...
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... March . STUBBS , WILLIAM ( bishop of Oxford and his- torian ) , 22 April . TAIT , PETER GUTHRIE ( professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh ) , 4 July . VANE , CATHERINE LUCY WILHELMINA , DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND , 18 May . WARR , GEORGE ...
... March . STUBBS , WILLIAM ( bishop of Oxford and his- torian ) , 22 April . TAIT , PETER GUTHRIE ( professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh ) , 4 July . VANE , CATHERINE LUCY WILHELMINA , DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND , 18 May . WARR , GEORGE ...
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... March 1862 the Cornhill ' had suffered a severe blow through the sudden resignation of the editor , Thackeray . He found the thorns in the editorial cushion too sharp - pointed for his sensitive nature . Smith keenly regretted his ...
... March 1862 the Cornhill ' had suffered a severe blow through the sudden resignation of the editor , Thackeray . He found the thorns in the editorial cushion too sharp - pointed for his sensitive nature . Smith keenly regretted his ...
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... March 1865 , once in April , and once in May , George Eliot contributed attractive articles on social subjects.1 ... March ) , Servants ' Logic ' ( 17 March ) , ' Little Falsehoods ' ( 3 April ) , Modern Housekeeping ' ( 13 May ) . 6 the ...
... March 1865 , once in April , and once in May , George Eliot contributed attractive articles on social subjects.1 ... March ) , Servants ' Logic ' ( 17 March ) , ' Little Falsehoods ' ( 3 April ) , Modern Housekeeping ' ( 13 May ) . 6 the ...
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... march to Jalalabad . Abbott commanded the artillery in the actions at Tezin and in the Jagdalak pass , where he led the advanced guard ( ib . 11 Feb. 1842 ) . Sale occupied Jalalabad on 13 Nov. , and Abbott commanded the artillery ...
... march to Jalalabad . Abbott commanded the artillery in the actions at Tezin and in the Jagdalak pass , where he led the advanced guard ( ib . 11 Feb. 1842 ) . Sale occupied Jalalabad on 13 Nov. , and Abbott commanded the artillery ...
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