The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the AuthorB. Johnson, J. Johnson and R. Johnson, 1805 - 132 pages |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the Author |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | B. Johnson, J. Johnson and R. Johnson, 1805 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 132 pages |
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