A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters. By John Moore, M.D. ...Wm. Wilson bookseller & stationer at Homer's Head no. 6 Dame Street the corner of Palace Street, Dublin, 1780 |
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