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- ↑ Rowson, Mrs (1905). Charlotte Temple: A Tale of Truth. Funk & Wagnalls Company. pp. ci.
- ↑ Beach, Lazarus, ed. (1798). The Humming bird, or, Herald of taste. Newfield, [Conn.]: Printed by L. Beach. OCLC 191120893.