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No full Life of the great Parliamentary Commander has appeared ; 

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Forbes. — LIFE OF PROFESSOR EDWARD FORBES, 

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" From the first page to the last the book claims careful reading, as being 

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Freeman. — HISTORY OF federal government, 



from the Foundation of the Achaian League to the Disruption of 

 the United States. By Edward A. Freeman, M.A. Vol. I. 

 General Introduction. History of the Greek Federations. Svo 

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" The task Mr. Freeman has undertaken is one of great !?iagnitude and 

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 us, except the slight contributions to the history of representative govern- 

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 history of a dynasty, or of a race.'' — SATURDAY Review. 



old ENGLISH HISTORY FOR CHILDREN. By Edward A. 

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