EIGHT ENGLISH MEMENTO MORI VERSES FROM CADAVER TOMBS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Notes and Queries
سال: 1981
ISSN: 1471-6941,0029-3970
DOI: 10.1093/nq/28-6-494