Literary Amusements: In Verse and Prose |
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Informação bibliográfica
| Título | Literary Amusements: In Verse and Prose |
| Autor | Daniel Webb |
| Editora | J. Dodsley, 1787 |
| Original de | a Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque |
| Digitalizado | 5 Jan 2007 |
| Número de páginas | 76 páginas |
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