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18mo. Lond. 1845.

Vols. III., IV.-From Bacon to the present time.

Cours de philosophie positif of 8vo. Lond. 1853.

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2 vols.

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An inquiry into the credibility of early Roman history.

See Müller.

2 vols.

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Scenes of infancy; a poem descriptive of Teviotdale.

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Class I.

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Oxford.

A history of Rome, from the earliest times to the establishment of

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LIEBIG (JUSTUS)-continued.

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2 copies.

*8vo. Lond. 1847.

Researches on the chemistry of food. 2 cop.

*8vo. Lond. 1847.

12mo. Lond. 1843.

Familiar letters on chemistry. Edited by John Gardner, M.D.

2 vols.

Researches on the motions of the juices in the animal body.

* 8vo. Lond. 1848.

LIFE BY THE FIRESIDE, by the authoress of "Visiting my Relations." (Ascribed to Miss Kelty).

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Essays on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates.

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See Lectures on the Exhibition of 1851, vol. i.

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Sketches of the history of Christian art. 3 vols.
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8vo. Lond. 1847.

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circa 1565.

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History of England from the first invasion by the Romans to the

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8vo. Lond. 1825.

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Journey to Paris

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AMERICAN LITERATURE (Hand-
book).

BERINGTON (Lit. hist. mid. ages.)
BOUTERWEK (Spanish lit.)
BURY, BLAZE DE (French class.
drama).

CAMPBELL, THOS. (Eng. poet.)
CHAMBERS, W. AND R. (English
literature).

CRAIK (Lit. in England).
DAUNEY (Scottish music and
poetry).

D'ISRAELI, J. (Curios. of lit., etc.)
DONALDSON, J. W. (Theatre of
Greeks).

DUNLOP (History of fiction).
ELLIS, G. (Early Eng. poetic lit.)
ELLIS, G. (Early English metri-
cal romance lit.)
FOSTER (French lit.)
FOSTER (Italian lit.)
FOSTER (Spanish lit.)
GOSTICK (German lit.)

GREEK LITERATURE, HIST. of.
GRISWOLD (Prose writers of
America).

HALLAM (Lit. of Europe, 15th to
17th cent.)
HAZLITT (Dramatic lit.)
HAZLITT (English poets).
HAZLITT (Comic writers).
HEDGE (Prose writers of Ger-
many).

HOWITT, W. AND M. (Lit. of
Northern Europe).
IRVING (Scottish writers).
KETT (Lists of approv. authors).
M'CULLOCH (Literature of poli-
tical economy).

MAITLAND (Lit. in dark ages,
9th to 12th cent.)
MOIR, D. M. (Eng. poet. lit.
1800-50).

MULLER (Lit. of ancient Greece).
MURE (Lit. of ancient Greece).
PERCY (Anc. Eng. poetry).
PINKERTON (vol. xvii. Bibliog. of

voyage and travel).
ROMAN LITERATURE, HIST. OF.
SAINT-PELAIE (Lit. of Trouba-
dours, 12th to 13th cent.)
SCHLEGEL, A. W. (Dramatic art
and lit.)

SCHLEGEL, F. (Hist. of lit.)
SCHLEGEL, F. (Romance poetry of
middle ages).

SISMONDI (South of Europe).
SPALDING (English lit.)
SZABAD (Hungarian lit.)
TICKNOR (Spanish lit.)
TURNER (Lit. of Eng. in middle
ages).

VINET (French lit. of 18th cent.)
WATT, R. (Bibliotheca Brit.)
WRIGHT (Anglo-Saxon lit.)
WRIGHT (Anglo-Norman lit.)

LITERATURE, importance of, to men of business; addresses delivered

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LIVIUS (TITUS). Libri quinque priores, cura Joannis Hunter, LL.D. *12mo. Cupri Fifanorum, 1822. LLORENTE (DON JUAN ANTONIO), Sec. Gen. to the Inquisition,

1756-1823.

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See

LOBO (Father JEROME), Portuguese Jesuit, 1593-1679. Voyage to Translated by Samuel Johnson. See Pinker

Abyssinia in 1622.

ton's Voyages, vol. xv.

LOCKE (JOHN), 1632-1704. Works. 3 vols.
Vol. I.Essay concerning human
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bishop of Worcester.
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treatises on government - Letters
on toleration-Reasonableness of
Christianity-And first and second
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Vol. III.-Thoughts on educationParaphrase and notes on Paul's epistles to the Galatians, Corinthians, Romans, and EphesiansConduct of the understanding- Discourse of miracles-Life of the first Earl of Shaftesbury-And correspondence.

8vo. Lond. 1854.

opinion of seeing God in all thingsControversy with the bishop of Worcester- Thoughts concerning reading.

An essay concerning human understanding. 2 vols. 8vo. Lond. 1788.
A letter concerning toleration.

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18mo. York, 1788.

LOCKHART (JOHN GIBSON), Ed. Quarterly Review, 1794-1854.

Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott.

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7 vols.

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8vo. Edin. 1837. 12mo. Edin. 1839.

8vo. Edin. 1828.

12mo. Edin. 1830.

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History of Napoleon Buonaparte.
Peter's letters to his kinsfolk.

Some passages

in the life of Adam Blair; and History of Mathew

Wald. 2 copies.

12mo. Edin. 1846.

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LODGE (EDMUND), Clarencieux King-at-Arms, F.S.A., 1756-1839. Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain; with biographical

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12mo. Lond. 1850.

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LONDON, pictorial hand-book of..
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correspondence with Prince Metternich, Lords Ponsonby, Palmer-
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LONG (GEORGE), Prof. Latin, Univ. Coll., Lond., 1800-t.
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LONGFELLOW (HENRY WADSWORTH), Prof. Mod. Lang. and Lit.,

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Prose works; Hyperion, Kavanagh, and Outre-mer.

12mo. Lond. 1853.

LONGWOODS OF THE GRANGE; a novel. 3 vols.

LORD (Rev. HENRY).

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See Doctor Antonio.

LORIMER (JAMES, junior), Advocate,
Scotland, past, present, and possible.

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LOST INHERITANCE (the); a novel. 3 vols. 8vo. Lond. 1852. LOUDON (Mrs.). Philanthropic economy;

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