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- ↑ The Anglo American. 1844. p. 610.
- ↑ Andrew Lang (2012). The Maid Of France (Annotated Edition). Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8496-0943-6.
- ↑ Kerry Skinner (20 October 2013). "BLOG: Jester brilliant labelling". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 24 January 2018.