Notes on Books: Being an Analysis of the Works Published During Each Quarter by Longmans, Green, and Company, Volumen2Longmans, Green,, 1865 |
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... chapters , each of such a length as may be easily mastered in an hour by a diligent schoolboy , or by an adult pupil of ordinary understanding who can read . The con⚫ cluding chapter enumerates the countries subject to the British ...
... chapters , each of such a length as may be easily mastered in an hour by a diligent schoolboy , or by an adult pupil of ordinary understanding who can read . The con⚫ cluding chapter enumerates the countries subject to the British ...
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... chapter containing some native tradition either regarding a peculiarity of the country or a tale of personal prowess . The mirage , the author declares , is more singular in these wastes than in the East . The prairie dogs are the ...
... chapter containing some native tradition either regarding a peculiarity of the country or a tale of personal prowess . The mirage , the author declares , is more singular in these wastes than in the East . The prairie dogs are the ...
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... chapter is devoted to the " fossils of Moëd , " Mr. Wills having spent three days at a deserted chalet in order to ex- amine them , and disinter some striking specimens new to science . They appear to be of remark- able beauty , and to ...
... chapter is devoted to the " fossils of Moëd , " Mr. Wills having spent three days at a deserted chalet in order to ex- amine them , and disinter some striking specimens new to science . They appear to be of remark- able beauty , and to ...
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... chapters on the history and practice of falconry or hawking , a pastime of our forefathers , which he hopes will be ... chapter on whale fishing in the St. Lawrence , and stories about whales . An APPEN- DIX contains among other matter ...
... chapters on the history and practice of falconry or hawking , a pastime of our forefathers , which he hopes will be ... chapter on whale fishing in the St. Lawrence , and stories about whales . An APPEN- DIX contains among other matter ...
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... chapter discusses the general characteristics of the Attic period , including its historical vicissitudes , the state of education , libraries , the patrons of literature , and the book - trade in that remote age . The second chapter ...
... chapter discusses the general characteristics of the Attic period , including its historical vicissitudes , the state of education , libraries , the patrons of literature , and the book - trade in that remote age . The second chapter ...
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