A glossary; or collection of words, phrases, names and allusions to customs, proverbs, etc., which have been thought to require illustration in the works of English authors, particularly of Shakespeare, and his contemporaries: By Robert Nares. I |
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| Title | A glossary; or collection of words, phrases, names and allusions to customs, proverbs, etc., which have been thought to require illustration in the works of English authors, particularly of Shakespeare, and his contemporaries: By Robert Nares. I |
| Author | Robert Nares |
| Publisher | John Russell Smith, 1859 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 4 May 2011 |
| Length | 979 pages |
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