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- ↑ "Welcome to The Harvard Classics / Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf" (Multiple). 51-volume anthology of classic works. Harvard University / Internet Archive. 1909. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ↑ Penn, William (1718). More fruits of solitude being the second part of reflections and maxims, relating to the conduct of human life.
