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| Title | THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CITICAL JOURNAL |
| Author | THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CRITICAL JOURNAL |
| Published | 1843 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2007 |
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