The Historical Cabinet: Containing Authentic Accounts of Many Remarkable and Interesting Events which Have Taken Place in Modern Times : Carefully Collected and Compiled from Various and Authentic Sources, and Not to be Found in Any One Work Hitherto Published : Illustrated with Engravings |
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