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| Título | The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ... Edição 18 de Library of English literature Volume 4 de The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith |
| Autor | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Editor | Samuel Rose |
| Editora | J. Johnson, G. and J. Robinson, W. J. and J. Richardson, 1801 |
| Original de | Oxford University |
| Digitalizado | 11 jul. 2007 |
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