Chapter L: H. I. T. will find much illustration of the oft-quoted passage from

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W. Cl._'s Query respecting a remarkable experiment in our next._

LINES ON ENGLISH HISTORY. _We have forwarded to_ AN ENGLISH MOTHER one _of the copies so kindly sent by_ E. C. _One we retain for our own use. The lines forwarded by_ SEWARG _are very generally known: not so those inquired by_ MÆRIS, _beginning_

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