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knowledge of their own native English
"To those who wish to possess a critical knowledge of their own native English, some acquaintance with Anglo-Saxon is indispensable; and we have never seen an introduction better calculated than the present to supply the wants of a beginner in a short space of time.
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 128, April 10, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

knowledge of their own native English
cloth, 2 s. 6 d. "To those who wish to possess a critical knowledge of their own native English, some acquaintance with Anglo-Saxon is indispensable; and we have never seen an introduction better calculated than the present to supply the wants of a beginner in a short space of time.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 30, May 25, 1850 by Various

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