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CHANGES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BETWEEN 

 THE PUBLICATION OF WICLIF'S BIBLE AND THAT 

 OF THE AUTHORIZED VERSION ; A.D. 1400 to A.D. 1600. 

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 IV. " From Caxton to the Authorized Version." Appendix: I. 

 "Table of English Literature" A. D. 1300 A. D. 1611. II. 

 "Early English Bible." III. "Inflectional Changes in the Verb" 

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 petty district. In each case she has tried to find out whence the 

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