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| Назва | The Poetical Works of Isaac Wilkinson |
| Автор | Isaac Wilkinson (of Cockermouth.) |
| Видавець | I. Wilkinson, 1824 |
| Оригінал із | Оксфордський університет |
| Оцифровано | 21 чер. 2007 |
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