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PREFACE Some time ago a fellow-teacher brought the Fabulae Faciles to my notice, and I have since used two of them each year with my class of beginners in Latin with increasin

I During winter nights noise never ceases in the Rue Saint-Honore except for a short interval. Kitchen-gardeners carrying their produce to market conti

by A. B. Paterson Original 1902 Sydney edition The verses in this collection have appeared in papers in various parts of the world

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