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References
- ↑ Godfrey, Thomas, Jr. — Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
- ↑ The Court of Fancy, by Thomas Godfrey
- ↑ Thomas Godfrey — Specimens of American Poetry (1829)
- ↑ "Godfrey, Thomas, Jr". NCpedia. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ↑ VERSES Occasioned by a Young Ladys asking the Author What was a Cure for Love?
- ↑ The Invitation
