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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580
Mayhew, A. L. (Anthony Lawson), Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
Practical English Composition: Book II.: For the Second Year of the High School
Miller, Edwin L. (Edwin Lillie)
The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3: With Translations and Index for the Series
Steele, Richard, Sir, Addison, Joseph
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