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p. 311 the History of Germany; arminia and Germania mentioned.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Edinburgh Annual Register |
| Editor | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | John Ballantyne and Company, 1824 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2007 |
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