The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements : to which is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, 2. köide |
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| Title | The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements : to which is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, 2. köide The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements : to which is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, James Thomson |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Publisher | Alexander Donaldson, 1774 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 2 apr. 2007 |
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