The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-13
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10 tins . 81 graphical Dictiona y" whit 1t Is
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L. taei.. children, in p oud rememb, suce otthe
sLta.s and taen,s Vi men who never had theIl
sdpeuors. Oh those who took paIl IN The Re
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iag tot that CONSTITUTES moral force ot inh
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tain many important charaeteirtlc aneedotes,
dc. nev'r before p,Ibll he'd, OF those u-t lolis
men who teted con1tieu ua Dan IN eut glo-
Il0us Kew el.tI. n. tn, Editor thinks II proper
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part oil the Union, have promised 10 turaish
q j. NAL SIX etches OF oar III ST dIotIngul'h d Ike
Ao!utionaty he, oes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, and 81 9quent pnperS, Ia
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the 6,st edition contained a biographical
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tvItyor iil,y more, whv have died SINCE the
puhheation OF the III 81 edtiyn.
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lnS:
Mr. MUS, in his Register, July /, 1919,
soncluceo an article on chJ books" with
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..ave been led 10 ,he>e few remarks, by
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