The Works of Soame Jenyns, Esq. ...: Including Several Pieces Never Before Published. To which are Prefixed, Short Sketches of the History of the Author's Family, and Also of His Life, Volume 1P. Wogan, 1791 - 411 páginas |
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The Works of Soame Jenyns,esq. ..., Volume 1 Soame Jenyns,Charles Nalson Cole Visualização integral - 1793 |
The Works of Soame Jenyns, Esq. ...: Including Several Pieces ..., Volume 1 Soame Jenyns Visualização integral - 1790 |
The Works of Soame Jenyns, Esq: In Four Volumes. Including Several Pieces ... Soame Jenyns,Charles Nalson Cole Visualização integral - 1790 |
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