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| Title | Elements of Criticism.. Volume 2 of Elements of Criticism, Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Author | Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Charles Ingham, in Skinner Row, 1772 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 May 2007 |
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