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| | Charlotte Yonge: An Appreciation |
 | | In it she tells the story of thirteen great champions, beginning with Joshua and ending with Julius Caesar. |
 | | These nine were, three from Israel, namely, Joshua, David, and Judas Maccabeus; three from Heathenesse, to wit, Hector, Alexander, and Julius Caesar; and three from Christendom, Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey de Bouillon.' |
 | | Patteson was an enthusiastic cricketer, and Miss Yonge tells a story of a Professional coming to him in Melbourne years after he had left Oxford, and begging him to give him a meeting at 5 a.m., and let the Professional bowl him a few balls! |
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