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| Title | History of Friedrich ii of Prussia, Volume 2 History of Friedrich ii of Prussia, Thomas Carlyle |
| Author | Thomas Carlyle |
| Published | 1858 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2006 |
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