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Local Etymology. A Derivative Dictionary of Geogra- 

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Painting familiarly Explained, with Historical Sketches 

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Early Statutes of the College of Saint John the Evange- 

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Mr. Mayor is doing good service, not only to his own 

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Brief Memorials of the Case of Trinity College, Dublin, 

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Russia by a Recent Traveller ; a Series of Letters, origi- 

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