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Canadian Verse.

A Treasury of Canadian Verse. Edited by T. H. Rand. (Dent and Co. 4e. 6d. net.)—The best poems in this anthology are those relating to scenery and the passing of the seasons,......

A. History Of The English Church, 1640-1660.

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The Cavalier Soldiers' Vade Mecum.

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The Erskines.

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