The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-20
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.
BY. E. WORCESTER, LII. ID

I Df ). e. WORCESTER, LII. ~
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