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... in the year 1871 , BY JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO . , In the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . Boston : Stereotyped ana printed by Rand , Avery , & Frye . ! ΤΟ THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST - TABLE , WHOSE.
... in the year 1871 , BY JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO . , In the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . Boston : Stereotyped ana printed by Rand , Avery , & Frye . ! ΤΟ THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST - TABLE , WHOSE.
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... printed , Sir Walter wrote , " Hardy- knute ' was the first poem that I ever learnt , the last that I shall forget . " No wonder that he re- peated it to Byron with an earnestness and force which deeply affected that wayward Childe ...
... printed , Sir Walter wrote , " Hardy- knute ' was the first poem that I ever learnt , the last that I shall forget . " No wonder that he re- peated it to Byron with an earnestness and force which deeply affected that wayward Childe ...
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... long before the ballad was printed , she had carried it with her to Edinburgh , and read it to Mr. Dugald Stewart , he ( said Scott ) repeated all of it he ÆT . 24. ] FIRST PUBLICATION . 6 81 could 80 [ 1795 SIR WALTER SCOTT .
... long before the ballad was printed , she had carried it with her to Edinburgh , and read it to Mr. Dugald Stewart , he ( said Scott ) repeated all of it he ÆT . 24. ] FIRST PUBLICATION . 6 81 could 80 [ 1795 SIR WALTER SCOTT .
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... printed ; and in the following October it appeared in a thin quarto in com- pany with a translation of " Der Wilde Jäger , " a ro- mantic ballad , also by Bürger . This publication was principally distributed , in presentation - copies ...
... printed ; and in the following October it appeared in a thin quarto in com- pany with a translation of " Der Wilde Jäger , " a ro- mantic ballad , also by Bürger . This publication was principally distributed , in presentation - copies ...
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... printed in Dublin , was surreptitiously and largely sold all over the British islands . Scott , who considered " The Monk " as a remarkably well - written book , con- demned its leading characteristics , and was delighted with the ...
... printed in Dublin , was surreptitiously and largely sold all over the British islands . Scott , who considered " The Monk " as a remarkably well - written book , con- demned its leading characteristics , and was delighted with the ...
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