The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1752 |
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| Pealkiri | The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Letters 8. köide of The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements, as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester) |
| Autor | Alexander Pope |
| Publisher | J. and P. Knapton, 1752 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 okt. 2005 |
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