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The works of Virgil containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Aeneis : adorn'd with a hundred sculptures / translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden.
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Virgil.; Virgil. Bucolica.; Virgil. Georgica.; Virgil. Aeneis.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
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Wing V616; ESTC R26296
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