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| Title | The Poetical Works of Robert Lloyd, A. M.: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Volume 2 The Poetical Works of Robert Lloyd, A. M.: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, William Kenrick |
| Author | Robert Lloyd |
| Publisher | T. Evans, 1774 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2007 |
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