Letter and miscellany [manuscript], 1924, n.d.

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Letter and miscellany [manuscript], 1924, n.d.

In a letter to Louise Collier Willcox, Cabell writes that he has inscribed a copy of "The High Place" for her, will read her translation of "My friend from Limousin," and comments that the use of the word "loan" as a verb dates back to Shakespeare's Henry VIII.

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Willcox, Louise Collier, 1865-1919.

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American author and anthologist. From the description of Papers of Louise Collier Willcox, 1870-1933. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50061815 ...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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Giraudoux, Jean, 1882-1944

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