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... question of supplementing it with a lending library to be dealt with , as in Sydney , only after the first had been well established . He thought the Council had acted wisely in adopting this course . It had indeed been mooted that the ...
... question of supplementing it with a lending library to be dealt with , as in Sydney , only after the first had been well established . He thought the Council had acted wisely in adopting this course . It had indeed been mooted that the ...
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... question of placing draughts and chessmen in the Lending Library will be shortly brought before the Council for their consideration , and every means will be adopted to make the Lending Library both attractive and instructive ...
... question of placing draughts and chessmen in the Lending Library will be shortly brought before the Council for their consideration , and every means will be adopted to make the Lending Library both attractive and instructive ...
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... questions decided by the judges of the Supreme Court with regard to the rights and positions of slaves , and then let them say if more terrible forgetfulness of all the interests of mankind could possibly have been shown - that is such ...
... questions decided by the judges of the Supreme Court with regard to the rights and positions of slaves , and then let them say if more terrible forgetfulness of all the interests of mankind could possibly have been shown - that is such ...
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... question of how they are to be peopled arises , as it is rising now , I say , if you leave all to chance , all to haphazard , if you forget your duties which will fall upon you in the next few years , you will repeat in some other form ...
... question of how they are to be peopled arises , as it is rising now , I say , if you leave all to chance , all to haphazard , if you forget your duties which will fall upon you in the next few years , you will repeat in some other form ...
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... question of supplementing the reference library with a lending library should be dealt with as in Sydney , after the first had been well established . I cannot extend my remarks on this important feature , but will content myself by ...
... question of supplementing the reference library with a lending library should be dealt with as in Sydney , after the first had been well established . I cannot extend my remarks on this important feature , but will content myself by ...
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