The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-06-11
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The London Quarterly Review for
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DRY of morals and philosophy of relig-
| ton. "The Book of Common Prayer
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| narrative illustrative of the inner histor,
| eff the Consulate and Empire, and o
the new light thrown upon all thu
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its text a work recently written by ,
Russian lady of distinction, entitled
"Russia and England, 1877 to 1880,
the purpose of which work is to justif,
Russia and its government, and L
show how the conduct of England Il
looked at in Russia.