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... wrote to induce people to buy the book . Today such mat- ter , known by the uninviting but expressive term blurb , is printed on what is called the jacket in America and the dust cover in England . The preface later developed into a ...
... wrote to induce people to buy the book . Today such mat- ter , known by the uninviting but expressive term blurb , is printed on what is called the jacket in America and the dust cover in England . The preface later developed into a ...
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... wrote in his Memoirs that " a fowl in the pot " was of great con- cern to Henry . In 1596 , two years before his power over the French was complete , he wrote : " I have hardly a horse on which I could fight ; my doublets have holes at ...
... wrote in his Memoirs that " a fowl in the pot " was of great con- cern to Henry . In 1596 , two years before his power over the French was complete , he wrote : " I have hardly a horse on which I could fight ; my doublets have holes at ...
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... wrote to her son and told him of her strange experience , and in reply the son wrote : " I knew when I gave you the commission that every- one has his cares and troubles , and you , dear mother , must have yours . I am condemned to ...
... wrote to her son and told him of her strange experience , and in reply the son wrote : " I knew when I gave you the commission that every- one has his cares and troubles , and you , dear mother , must have yours . I am condemned to ...
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