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| Title | Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly, Volume 3 Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly, Samuel Romilly Volume 3 of Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly: Written by Himself ; with a Selection from His Correspondence, Samuel Romilly |
| Author | Samuel Romilly |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1840 |
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