THE

CONTINUITY OF LETTERS

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THE

CONTINUITY OF

LETTERS

BY

JOHN BAILEY

Author of

'Poets and Poetry ', ' Dr. Johnson and His Circle', &c.

OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1923

LIBRARY

PNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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