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MIND YOUR COMMAS.

This instance is an old one—it used to amuse us as schoolboys—of what the want of a comma will do:— C»sar entered on his head His helmet on his feet His sandals in his hand His trusty sword in his eye An angry glare.

Mr. Carrington Ley, a schoolmaster, of Maidstone, say* he once asked some children to write out some lines (which they had learned orally) from Scott— Where's Harry Blount, Fitz-Eustace, where 1 Linger ye here, ye hearts of hare ? The result was as follows Where's Harry Blount which used ter swear Linger ye here ye hearts of air.

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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2294, 12 January 1900, Page 3

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MIND YOUR COMMAS. Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2294, 12 January 1900, Page 3

MIND YOUR COMMAS. Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2294, 12 January 1900, Page 3

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