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FIRST SERIES—THIRTY-FOURTH EDITION. 
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“SECOND SERIES—NINTH EDITION. 
MANY THOUGHTS OF MANY MINDS: 
A Treasury of Reference, consisting of Selections from the Writings of the most 
Oslebrated Authors. FIRST AND SECOND SERIES. Oompiled and Analytically Arranged 
By HENRY SOUTHGATE. 
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“¢MAaNY THOUGHTS,’ &c., are evidently the 
produce of years of research.”—Ezaminer, 
“Many beautiful examples of thought and style 
are to be found among the selections.” — Leader, 
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nate enough to possess it, Its perusal is like in- 
haling essences ; we have the cream only of the 
great authors quoted. Here all are seeds or gems.” 
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tend over nearly the whole known field of litera- 
ture, ancient and modern.”—Gentleman’s Maga- 
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‘“«This volume contains more gems of thought. 
refined sentiments, noble axioms, and extractable 
sentences, than have ever before been brought to- 
gether in our language.’’— The Field. 
“ All that the poet has described of the beautiful 
in nature and art, all the axioms of experience, 
the collected wisdom of philosopher and sage, are 
garnered into one heap of useful and well-arranged 
instruction and amusement.”— The Era, 
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