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known as the Parish Clerk. He is sure to know
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character as to have created the impression that the
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Roman hand " too prominent to be mistaken), sought
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same auspices), entitled " The Parish Clerk," the most
striking narratives that ever proceeded from Mr. Hook's able pen—in which daring adventure, romantic interest, and characters equally amusing and original, are said to
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