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| Título | The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, Not Hitherto Published, Volumen9 The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, Not Hitherto Published, Jonathan Swift |
| Autores | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott |
| Editor | Sir Walter Scott |
| Edición | 2 |
| Editor | Bickers, 1883 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 12 Oct. 2007 |
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