A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to Customs, Proverbs, &c. which Have Been Thought to Require Illustration, in the Works of English Authors, Particularly Shakespeare, and His ContemporariesRobert Triphook, Old Bond Street; Messrs Rivington and Company, Waterloo Place and St. Paul's Churchyard; W. and C. Tait, Prince's Street, Edinburgh; and George Mullen, Nassau Street, Dublin., 1822 - English language - 583 pages |
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