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Title: The poetical works of Mark Akenside. Containing his Pleasures of imagination, Odes, Miscellanies, Hymns, Inscriptions, &c. ..
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Akenside, Mark, 1721-1770
Subjects: Poetry
Publisher: London, Printed and embellished under the direction of C. Cooke
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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