The Letters of Pliny the Younger: With Observations on Each Letter ; and an Essay on Pliny's Life, Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle, Volume 2 |
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| Title | The Letters of Pliny the Younger: With Observations on Each Letter ; and an Essay on Pliny's Life, Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle, Volume 2 The Letters of Pliny the Younger: With Observations on Each Letter ; and an Essay on Pliny's Life, Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle, Pliny (the Younger.) |
| Authors | Pliny (the Younger.), John Boyle Earl of Orrery |
| Publisher | J. Bettenham, 1751 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Sep 15, 2006 |
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