Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica |
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| Título | Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica Tema 56 de British culture series, Group IV Eighteenth century collections online |
| Autor | Francis Blackburne |
| Editor | Verlag nicht ermittelbar, 1780 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 24 Mayo 2007 |
| Largo | 381 páginas |
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