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by E. K. Chambers. 910 pgs.

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Contributors:

   E. K. Chambers

Publisher:

   The Claredon Press

Place of Publication:

  Oxford  

Publication Year:

  1932
Subjects:   Poetry, English Poetry--Early Modern, 1500-1700, England--Civilization--16th Century--Sources
Table of contents
The Oxford Book of Sixteenth Century Verse iii
Preface v
Anonymous 1
Notes 879
Index of Authors 889
Index of First Lines 891
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The Oxford Book of Sixteenth Century Verse
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