The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Enquiry into the present state of polite learning. The citizen of the world |
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With some Account of the Habits of Fishes belonging to the genus Salmo . Fourth Edition . Woodcuts . Fcap . 8vo . 6s . DENNIS ' ( GEORGE ) Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria ; or , the extant Local Remains of Etruscan Art . Plates .
With some Account of the Habits of Fishes belonging to the genus Salmo . Fourth Edition . Woodcuts . Fcap . 8vo . 6s . DENNIS ' ( GEORGE ) Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria ; or , the extant Local Remains of Etruscan Art . Plates .
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| Title | The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Enquiry into the present state of polite learning. The citizen of the world Volume 2 of The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Editor | Peter Cunningham |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1854 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 1 pages |
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