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Lucubrations during a short recess /

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Main Author:	Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789. Representative government and representation > Great Britain. Great Britain. > Parliament > Reform. Electronic books.
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