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Page 278 - ALISON. History of Europe. By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON. Bart., DCL 1. From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Battle of Waterloo. LIBRARY EDITION, 14 vols., with Portraits. Demy 8vo, £10, 10s.
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Page 274 - Good Society ' — meaning thereby the society of men and women of wealth or rank — contained in this book, constitutes its chief merit, and is remarkable for the point and vigour of the author's style.
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