William & Helen : from the German of Bürger : manuscript, [1796]

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William & Helen : from the German of Bürger : manuscript, [1796]

Part translation and part paraphrase of Bürger's work, put in English ballad meter.

14 leaves ; 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7797099

Houghton Library

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