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- ↑ Gravil, Richard; Lefebure, Molly (1990-04-20). Coleridge Connection: Essays for Thomas Mcfarland. ISBN 9781349206674.
- ↑ Richard Berkeley, Coleridge and the Crisis of Reason (2007), 2-12.
- ↑ 4 Scholars Quit As Sex Incident Splits Princeton New York Times, 1989-05-10.
- ↑ Accused Princeton Professor to Retire Early New York Times, 1989-05-27.
- ↑ Gravil, Richard (1990). The Coleridge Connection: Essays for Thomas McFarland. Palgrave.
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