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FCBHXSJSMOQ LC EIXSBPS XCNO

LOROPLOB SR WO Englande Ffrance and Irelande Defender of ye RRCAHX A FCBHXSJSMOQ LC EIXSBPS XCNO MCLO Ffaith
— from The Tickencote Treasure by William Le Queux

from less exertion xii

—— from less exertion, xii.
— from Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I by Erasmus Darwin

for literary executor xxiii

13, 47, 133, 191, 210, 216, 278, 323, 343, 396; choice of, for literary executor, xxiii.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 25 by Robert Louis Stevenson

famous letter Ep xiv

[413] These words occur in Jerome’s famous letter ( Ep. xiv.), in which he exhorts the wavering Heliodoras to sever all ties and affections: “Do not mind the entreaties of those dependent on you, come to the desert and fight for Christ’s name.
— from The Mediaeval Mind (Volume 1 of 2) A History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor

for latter explained XVII

Substitute for latter explained, XVII.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

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