English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy |
| Author | Lindley Murray |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Oliver D. Cooke, 1805 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 23 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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