Memoirs of the Life of Sir Thomas More: Lord High Chancellor of England, in the Reign of Henry VIII. To which is Added, His History of Utopia, Translated Into English...with Notes Historical and ExplanatoryL. Davis and C. Reymers, 1758 - 230 pages |
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