The Lives of the Roman Poets: Containing a Critical and Historical Account of Them and Their Writings, with Large Quotations of Their Most Celebrated Passages ... To which is Added a Chronological Table ... Together with an Introduction Concerning the Origin and Progress of Poetry in General; and an Essay on Dramatick Poetry in Particular, Volume 1W. Innys and R. Manby, 1733 |
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