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| Title | Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 4 Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Author | Englishmen |
| Editor | George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Published | 1835 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 May 2006 |
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