In the republic of letters

William Macneile Dixon

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• English literature

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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IN THE
OF LETTERSREPUBLIC
BY W. MACNEILE DIXON
LL.B., LITT.D.M.A.,
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ANDPROFESSOR OF
LITERATURE IN MASON COLLEGE
BIRMINGHAM
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NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
FIFTH AVENUE153-157
1898.-**
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Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her MajestyTO
THE REV. JOHN GWYNN, D.D., D.C.L.
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN
WITH THE AFFECTIONATE REGARD
OF THE AUTHOR
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