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Chronology of the Klip River Affair of 1847 1847年克利普河事件年表

Werkwinkel-Journal of Low Countries and South African Studies Pub Date : 2014-07-17 DOI: 10.2478/WERK-2014-0002

M. Leśniewski

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Over Hesperiaanse Melancholie: Eugène Nielen Marais en de Geschiedenis van een poëtische Gemoedsgesteldheid 关于罗马的忧郁:尤金·尼伦·玛莱和诗歌的历史

Werkwinkel-Journal of Low Countries and South African Studies Pub Date : 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.2478/werk-2014-0004

Ruben van Luijk

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