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... Hales . LONGER ENGLISH POEMS . With Notes , Philo- logical and Explanatory , and an Introduction on the Teaching of English . Chiefly for use ... Literature and Classical Composition at King's College School , London ; & c . & c . Extra fcap ...
... Hales . LONGER ENGLISH POEMS . With Notes , Philo- logical and Explanatory , and an Introduction on the Teaching of English . Chiefly for use ... Literature and Classical Composition at King's College School , London ; & c . & c . Extra fcap ...
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