The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10J. & A. Arch, 1795 - English poetry |
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| Title | The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 10 The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Robert Anderson |
| Compiled by | Robert Anderson |
| Publisher | J. & A. Arch, 1795 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 May 2008 |
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