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    The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'
    The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'
    The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'
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    The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'

    By O. M. Myers, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele and Eustace Budgell

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    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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