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      From Messrs . "OT . H . Allen & Co . —Berrington ' s 'Self-Tests Series . ' These consist of

      miscellaneous set papers , with grammatical questions , answered , and illustrations of important rules of grammar . The author has been for twenty

      years preparing candidates for examinations . This practical little book facilitates and shortens their labours .

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      Commissioners hold ... half-yearly examinations * in the Russian language . Mr . Ivan Nestor-Schnurmann ¦ L ^^ * . ^^^^ ^^ pf ^^^ . ^ ^^ P , Yp # Vph *^ P- BBfcPBfc ^ BB ^ BjP' ^ B' ^ . P *^ . " * " ^™^^^ has ^^^^ ^^^ ¦ for ^~^~ ¦ twelve — — year « — s instructed — ^—^ — ^ m . A ^ m * mm ^ P * riB , ¦ pk B . F' ^ b Pk .

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      Losing his young wife , he went for the second time to India , to divert his thoughts , " which diversion — — __ must nave been considerabl — _ — __ ejuding

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1888, page 407, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041888/page/13/