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A67509 A journey to Scotland giving a character of that country, the people and their manners. By an English gentleman. With a letter from an officer there, and a poem on the same subject. Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.; Cleveland, John, 1613-1658. Rebel Scot. aut 1699 (1699) Wing W743; ESTC R220840 14,999 19

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