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Dr, Ward's Devotional And Scriptural L Essays.*

ON any subject, philosophical 'or otherwi se , on which you have any commons ground with Dr. Ward, he is always worth listen. ing to ; for he always makes his meaning clear,......

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Black, But Comely ; Or, The Adventures Of Jane Lee.

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