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Bibliografski podaci
| Naslov | Rochester and Other Literary Rakes of the Court of Charles II.: With Some Account of Their Surroundings |
| Autor | Thomas Longueville |
| Izdanje | 2 |
| Izdavač | Longmans, Green, 1903 |
| Izvornik iz | Harvardsko sveučilište |
| Digitalizirano | 21 velj 2006 |
| Duljina | Broj stranica: 332 |
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