Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-13
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misce any of pure, light and graceful literature
and collection of pictures, the rarest specimens OF
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Than can be afforded by any inferior page The judi
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possible where the scope OF the work confines N, the
artist too closely to single style or subject Ihe
literature Of The Aline is light and graceful ae-
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only such technical cisqGistions az do not interfere
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