The Works of the English Poets: Buckingham and LansdowneH. Hughs, 1779 |
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| Pealkiri | The Works of the English Poets: Buckingham and Lansdowne 25. köide of The Works of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson 25. köide of The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Henry Hughs |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Henry Hughs |
| Publisher | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 nov. 2006 |
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