ENCYCLOPEDIA LONDINENSIS; 



OR, 



UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY 



OF 



ARTS, SCIENCES, AND LITERATURE. 



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BRANCHES OF POLITE LITERATURE, 



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VOLUME Y. 



ILonbon; 



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1810 



