The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including the Whole of His Posthumous Pieces, Letters, &c, Volume 9 |
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| Title | The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including the Whole of His Posthumous Pieces, Letters, &c, Volume 9 The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including the Whole of His Posthumous Pieces, Letters, &c, John Hawkesworth |
| Authors | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth |
| Publisher | C. Elliot, 1766 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Nov 15, 2006 |
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