Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-06
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History of Literature and Art. BY WIN. Smith,
LII. d. editor of the Dictionaries of Greek and
Roman Antiquities g Biography aud Mythology
and Geography" With notes, and continuation
to the present time, By C. G. FELTON,, LID.
Eliot Professor of Greek Literature il Harvard
University.
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