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Here is a Chaplet of Precious Stones with which is entwined the poetic sentiments repre sented by each, so arranged that the Gem and the sentiment it represents, or the sentiment it is wished to convey, and the Gem which ex presses it, can easily be found.
The Gems are arranged in their alphabetical order throughout the book, and the Index at the end furnishes other means of ready ref er ence.
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