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      984 THE 1 EADER . [ No . __ 3 , September 18 . 18 & 8 .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 18, 1858, page 984, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2260/page/32/