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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known

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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete by George [Editor] Gilfillan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9670.

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Specimens: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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