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    Board ^^^^ ^ , is a hand ^^ y and ^* valuable guide . In the First Latin Primerby J . P .

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    Todhunter , and we think that the difference is an improvement X . The editor does not profess X to

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1890, page 969, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081890/page/13/