Literary Relics: Containing Original Letters from King Charles II., King James II., the Queen of Bohemia, Swift, Berkeley, Addison, Steele, Congreve, the Duke of Ormond, and Bishop Rundle. To which is Prefixed, an Inquiry Into the Life of Dean SwiftT. Kay, 1792 - 415 páginas |
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