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An English City
To nothing add ten, with three-fifths of two score,
And let them be joined by five hundred more.
These, rightly conjoined, will give you the name
Of a city that's high in the annals of fame.
And let them be joined by five hundred more.
These, rightly conjoined, will give you the name
Of a city that's high in the annals of fame.
Answer
OXFORD.O-X-FOR-D
FOR is three-fifths of the word FORTY, or "two score" - that is, three-fifths of the total letters in the word.
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