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Literary Blunders

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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BLUNDERS OF AUTHORS.
MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.
He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.
This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.
Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.
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Literary Blunders

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Literary Blunders is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BLUNDERS OF AUTHORS.
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MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.
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He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.
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This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.
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Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

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Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.”

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32

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

a

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

account

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

actual

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ae

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

affirms

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

Alexander

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

almost

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

an

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

and

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

author

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

AUTHORS

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From this reading BLUNDERS OF AUTHORS.

backs

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battle

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

be

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

bear

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

between

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BLUNDERS

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From this reading BLUNDERS OF AUTHORS.

book

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

Britannica

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

broad

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

charge

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

corrected

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

dia

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

Encyclop

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

England

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

enough

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

fair

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

for

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

further

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

Goldsmith

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

Great

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

Greece

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

have

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

having

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

He

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

his

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

History

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

hoaxed

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

however

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

in

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

instance

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

into

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

is

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

knew

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

life

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

MACAULAY

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

made

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

man

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

mistake

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

Montezuma

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

most

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

Naseby

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

nearly

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

need

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

not

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

nothing

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

OF

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From this reading BLUNDERS OF AUTHORS.

on

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

p

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

putting

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From this reading He further affirms that Goldsmith was nearly hoaxed into putting into the _History of Greece_ an account of a battle between Alexander the Great and Montezuma.

relates

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

remarkable

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

reprinted

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

scarcely

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

subjects

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

tells

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

that

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

the

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

This

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

those

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

throughout

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

to

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

undertook

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

us

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

very

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

was

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

we

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

when

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

which

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

who

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

without

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From this reading This, however, is scarcely a fair charge, for the backs of most of us need to be broad enough to bear the actual blunders we have made throughout life without having to bear those which we almost made.

write

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From this reading Goldsmith was a very remarkable instance of a man who undertook to write books on subjects of which he knew <p 32>nothing.

Yorkshire

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From this reading MACAULAY, in his life of Goldsmith in the _Encyclop<ae>dia Britannica_, relates that that author, in the _History of England_, tells us that Naseby is in Yorkshire, and that the mistake was not corrected when the book was reprinted.

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