Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, 1. köideCadell and Davies; F.C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; ... and A. Constable and Company and J. Fairbairn at Edinburgh., 1819 - 498 pages |
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“ All the kings of the nations , even all of them lie in glory , every one in his own house . But thou art “ cast out of thy grave , like an abominable branch : " and as the raiment of those that are slain , thrust “ through with a ...
“ All the kings of the nations , even all of them lie in glory , every one in his own house . But thou art “ cast out of thy grave , like an abominable branch : " and as the raiment of those that are slain , thrust “ through with a ...
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| Pealkiri | Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, 1. köide Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Hugh Blair |
| Autor | Hugh Blair |
| Edition | 13 |
| Publisher | Cadell and Davies; F.C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; ... and A. Constable and Company and J. Fairbairn at Edinburgh., 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 29 mai 2007 |
| Length | 498 pages |
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