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Lives of the English Poets ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠐⠅⠀⠝⠆⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠀⠏⠕⠑⠍⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠀⠋⠇⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠕⠞⠑⠀⠮⠀⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠢
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠱⠕⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠺⠜⠙⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀
⠠⠁⠙⠙⠊⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠍⠢⠀⠮⠝⠀⠔⠀⠏⠪⠻⠂⠀
⠎⠥⠋⠋⠻⠫⠀⠦⠀⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠩⠊⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠁⠊⠇⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠦⠀
⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀⠸⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠞⠊⠉⠅⠑⠇⠇⠄⠎⠀⠏⠕⠑⠍⠀⠞⠀⠱⠢⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠩⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠏⠻⠥⠎⠑⠀⠭⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙
⠀⠷⠀⠭⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠌⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠭⠀⠥⠝⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠓⠕⠝⠳⠗⠎⠀⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠭⠀⠸⠓⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠭⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠧⠫⠀⠗⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠫⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠮
⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠐⠺⠀⠷⠀⠛⠢⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀
⠯⠀⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠋⠔⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠜⠑⠇⠽⠀⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠋⠊⠫⠲⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠴⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠀⠾⠀⠎⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠋⠁⠧⠳⠗⠀⠀⠞⠀⠎⠊⠭⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀
⠶⠀⠎⠕⠇⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠁⠗⠗⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀⠷⠀⠠⠅⠬⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠂⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠝⠛⠀⠦⠠⠮⠀⠠⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠂⠴⠀⠱⠊⠡⠂⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠻⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠅⠝⠪⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠷
⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠚⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀
⠝⠕⠗⠀⠇⠪⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠉⠊⠙⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠠⠞⠊⠉⠅⠑⠇⠇⠄⠎⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠴⠀⠦⠀⠀
⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠦⠠⠊⠇⠊⠁⠙⠂⠴⠀
⠵⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠏⠏⠜⠢⠞⠀
⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠏⠕⠏⠑⠄⠎⠀⠦⠠⠓⠕⠍⠻⠂⠴⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠐⠏⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠐⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠙⠙⠊⠎⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠉⠇⠜⠫⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀⠗⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀

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