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    Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
    Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
    Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
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    Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

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      Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc - Various Various

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Notes and Queries, Number 223, February 4,

      1854, by Various

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or

      re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

      with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

      Title: Notes and Queries, Number 223, February 4, 1854

      A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists,

      Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc

      Author: Various

      Other: George Bell

      Release Date: March 25, 2009 [EBook #28405]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NOTES AND QUERIES, FEB 4, 1854 ***

      Produced by Charlene Taylor, Katherine Ward, Jonathan

      Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at

      http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images

      generously made available by The Internet Library of Early

      Journals.)

      NOTES AND QUERIES:

      A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

      When found, make a note of.—Captain Cuttle.

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