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Tom Hood · 1861 · Scanned text
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Licence: PD · Library of Congress states the book is in the public domain and free to use and reuse (https://data.labs.loc.gov/digitized-books/README.html); published 1861, author long deceased · Library of Congress, Selected Digitized Books (https://www.loc.gov/item/26018467); text via the Common Pile (CC BY 4.0 compilation, per-document rights preserved)
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Such as the book is, whatever its merits or demerits, I feel certain that it will have a welcome at your hands.
I have the honor to be Your Ladyship's very grateful Servant,
THOMAS HOOD.
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