Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787)
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Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe by William Wagstaffe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22081.
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