Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: A Commonplace BookLouis Kronenberger |
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Page 220
... john , jonah , robin , toby , valentine , and veronica . The Name of Names From having a son with that name , I once bought a book called The John Book , written by two ladies with names as plush as John is plain : Hallie Erminie Rives ...
... john , jonah , robin , toby , valentine , and veronica . The Name of Names From having a son with that name , I once bought a book called The John Book , written by two ladies with names as plush as John is plain : Hallie Erminie Rives ...
Page 221
... John Book cites Evan as an English variation , but surely it is Welsh ; and lists Owen with the Scottish names , though I would think it Welsh also ( and , according to the Ox- ford book , actually not of the John family , but ...
... John Book cites Evan as an English variation , but surely it is Welsh ; and lists Owen with the Scottish names , though I would think it Welsh also ( and , according to the Ox- ford book , actually not of the John family , but ...
Page 332
... John Book , The , 220-21 John of Garland , 194 Johnson , Samuel ( 1709-1784 ) , 150-51 Jonson , Ben ( 1573 ? –1637 ) , 76-77 , 287-90 Keats , John ( 1795-1821 ) , 173 , 177 Knebworth , Viscount ( 1903– 1933 ) , 280-81 La Bruyère , Jean ...
... John Book , The , 220-21 John of Garland , 194 Johnson , Samuel ( 1709-1784 ) , 150-51 Jonson , Ben ( 1573 ? –1637 ) , 76-77 , 287-90 Keats , John ( 1795-1821 ) , 173 , 177 Knebworth , Viscount ( 1903– 1933 ) , 280-81 La Bruyère , Jean ...
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