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BYRON: THE LAST PHASE.* Mn. EDGCUMBE'S book, whether or not we accept all his conclusions, is one of great interest for all students of Byron. It is the work of a genuine expert......

Poetry.

DIRGE. You that were So free-hearted and so fair, Made for life and air, Now to lie where no man's lore Can restore You that were, and are no more ! Ne'er again Death may bring......

Slave-grown Cocoa.

Wa have received the following contributions in answer to the appeal of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines' Protection Society, on behalf of the deputation to the Ignited States :—......

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