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    262 THE BECOBP OF A VANISHED LIFE.

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    262 The Becobp Of A Vanished Life.

    262 THE BECOBP OF A _VANISHED LIFE .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1864, page 262, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061864/page/46/