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R. E. Merits 



SCOTT 



{AucAindrane) 



First hundred periods 19.1 



Second " " 21.9 



Third " " 23.9 



Fourth " " 19.2 



Fifth " " 21.8 



Average for 500 periods 21.2 



CARLYLE 



[Signs of the Times, etc.) 



First hundred periods 27.4 



Second " " 31.8 



Third " " 26.9 



Fourth " " 34.5 



Fifth " " 42.3 



Average for 500 periods 32.6 



BAYARD TAYLOR 



( The Prophet) 



First hundred periods 15.8 



Second " " 11.8 



Third " " 11.3 



Fourth " " 14.8 



Filth " " 16.4 



Average for 500 periods 14.0 



LOWELL 



{Letters, vol. II) 



First hundred periods 18.8 



Second " " 18.2 



Third " " 22.5 



Four.h " " ....... 21.8 



Fifth " " 17.2 



Average for 500 periods 19.7 



HOLMES 

 [Guardian Angel) 



First hundred periods 26.4 



Second " " 29.0 



Third " " 32.2 



Fourth " " 31.1 



Fifth " " 25.6 



Average for 500 periods 28.9 



SCOTT 

 [Life of Napoleon) 



First hundred periods 46.0 



Second " " 47.0 



Third " " 50.0 



Fourth " " 49.8 



Fifth " " 46.5 



Average for 500 periods 47.3 



CARLYLB 



( The Hero as Divinity) 



First hundred periods 25.2 



Second " " 21.5 



Third " " 24.3 



Fourth " " 23.5 



Fifth " " 23.4 



Average for 500 periods 23.6 



BAYARD TAYLOR 



( Ba lea ric Days ) 



First hundred periods 30.3 



Second " " 29.3 



Third " " 27.8 



Fourth " " 26.6 



Fifth " " 27.6 



Average for 500 periods 28.3 



LOWELL 

 [Fable for Critics) 



First fiftv periods 106.5 



Second"" " 88.7 



Third " " 87.6 



Remaining 30 periods 108.3 



Average 180 periods 96.6 



HOLMES 



( The Autocrat at the Breakfast 

 Table) 



First hundred periods 19.7 



Second " " 18.8 



Third " " 18.0 



Fourth " " 23.8 



Fifth " " 20.1 



Average for 500 periods 20.1 



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