A marriage in high life [by C.L. Scott]. Ed. by the authoress of 'Flirtation'. By the author of 'Trevelyan'. |
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Page 301 - Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names.
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Page 300 - Sometimes the scene and the very title of some renowned structure, a palace, a prison, or a fortress. It is thus with the ' Tower of London,' ' Windsor Castle,
Page 303 - Old St. Paul's,' &c. But the readers of Mr. Ainsworth — who number thousands upon thousands — need hardly be informed of this ; and now that a uniform edition of his works is published, we do not doubt but that this large number of readers even will be considerably increased.
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