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THOMAS MOORE'S POETICAL WORKS.
FIRST COMPLETE AND UNIFORM EDITION,
EDITED BY MR. MOORE.
This day, in foolscap Bro, with Portrait and Vignette Title,
price 55., in fancy cloth, lettered, Vol. I. of
THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOS. MOORE, Esq.,
Collected and Edited by HIMSELF, with New Notes,
&c. &c. To be completed in Ten Monthly Volumes.
London : LONGMAN, ORME, and Co.

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m IRISH LIFE, in the CASTLE, COURTS, and the
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THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY,
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BY W. COOKE TAYLOR, M.R.A.S.
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IRELAND. its SCENERY, CHARACTER, &c., &c.
BY MR. AND MRS. S. C. HALL.
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stood by being pictured to the eye as well as the ear. The
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