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PL A RE. Comprising ins Dramatic and Poetic 
Works, Accurately printed from the text of 
the corrected coin’ left bv the late George 
Stevens, Esq., with a Glossary and Notes, and 
a memoir by Alex. Chalmers, A. M. ltoval 
octavo. 828 pages. With Cull illustrations. 
v\ e know of no complete editions of Shakes¬ 
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PERSEVERANCE ISLAND. Bv Douglas 
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Price *1.50. 6 ^ ‘ 
THE BOOK OF ELOQUENCE. By Charles 
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A Collection of Extracts iu Prose and Verse, 
from tlie most famous Orators aud Poets' 
Price, *1.50. 
YOUNG FOLK’S HISTORY OF THE 
UNI 1 ED STATES. T. W. Higginsou Jr. 
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