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| Title | The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and Critical, Volume 1 British classics The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and Critical, Thomas Sheridan |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | W. Durell, 1812 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2006 |
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