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... poem , apart from its narrative , Aurora Leigh is abundantly original . Jane Eyre is pressed by her cousin , St. John Rivers , to marry him , but she declines the offer , on the ground that he does not require a wife , but merely some ...
... poem , apart from its narrative , Aurora Leigh is abundantly original . Jane Eyre is pressed by her cousin , St. John Rivers , to marry him , but she declines the offer , on the ground that he does not require a wife , but merely some ...
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... Poem , 12mo . , scarce , printed at Faringdon by R. Knapp , 1841 , 28. - A Pedestrian through Berkshire , 1864 , 18. - Account of the most Notable Places in the Four Districts of Berkshire , 1859 , 28. - Berkshire Legends and Tales , 38 ...
... Poem , 12mo . , scarce , printed at Faringdon by R. Knapp , 1841 , 28. - A Pedestrian through Berkshire , 1864 , 18. - Account of the most Notable Places in the Four Districts of Berkshire , 1859 , 28. - Berkshire Legends and Tales , 38 ...
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... curious as containing also " Loch Kettrin , a poem in which , 5th S. IX . JAN . 12 , '78 . ] 27 NOTES AND QUERIES . QUERIES:-Pegge's Monastic Visitation-Birding - Piece- Common Aryan Words for Agricultural Institutions-Bp.
... curious as containing also " Loch Kettrin , a poem in which , 5th S. IX . JAN . 12 , '78 . ] 27 NOTES AND QUERIES . QUERIES:-Pegge's Monastic Visitation-Birding - Piece- Common Aryan Words for Agricultural Institutions-Bp.
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also " Loch Kettrin , a poem in which , being a work of fancy , the reins of imagination are held with a firmer hand . " There appears to be a similarity of treatment between this Loch Kettrin and Scott's Lady of the Lake , which was ...
also " Loch Kettrin , a poem in which , being a work of fancy , the reins of imagination are held with a firmer hand . " There appears to be a similarity of treatment between this Loch Kettrin and Scott's Lady of the Lake , which was ...
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... poem is by the Austrian poet , Baron von Zedlitz . It has been often translated . The most animated of all the translations may be found in Graham's Magazine ( Philadelphia , U.S. 38 [ 5th S. IX . JAN . 12 , 78 . NOTES AND QUERIES .
... poem is by the Austrian poet , Baron von Zedlitz . It has been often translated . The most animated of all the translations may be found in Graham's Magazine ( Philadelphia , U.S. 38 [ 5th S. IX . JAN . 12 , 78 . NOTES AND QUERIES .
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