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SWciHirv’d « tin n ite u u h «Urutiiufi. P o rtrait Ruins o f E m pires, lllustr; ted .... The G erm an m in ister of war re V V olney’s olney’s New R esearches in A ncient H istory e’s < W in wood) M a rty rd o m ol Man . .. cently stated th a t the m ilitary Read Haeckel’s Visit to Ceylon. P o rtra it........... ickens’ S unday U n d er T hree H eads. Illus. au th o rities were following the de H D ig g in s’ Horae 8abb..titae ....... ........... ig g in s’ Apology to r M ahom et, th e Illus. velopment of the autom obile in dus H B uchner’s Force a n j M atter. P o rlia it B uchner’s M an in l a s t, P re se n t and F u tu re . try with the greatest atten tio n and R ochefoucauld's M oral M axim s........ ............. te’s Positive Philosophy. P o rtra it ... would do everything to fu rth e r and C G om oodloe’s B irth of th e R epublic. P o rtra it .. s’ A natom y o f N e g a tio n .......................... m ake use of it. 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