Two centuries of song, or, Lyrics, madrigals, sonnets, and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two hundred years / with critical and biographical notes by Walter Thornbury, author of "Haunted London," "Greatheart," "Tales for the marines," &c. ; illustrated by original pictures of eminent artists, drawn and engraved especially for this work ; with coloured borders, designed by Henry Shaw, F.S.A., etc. etc.

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