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“An Invaluable Acquisition”: Sandglasses in Romantic Literature

Marcus TomalinEnglish Faculty, Downing College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 729-749 | Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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