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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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