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Battle of Books, pp. 50 (26  March  1811) Swift, Jonathan
A full and true account of the battel fought last Friday, between the antient and the modern books in St. James Library.
1704
WG's sale catalog lists:
Swift's (Dean) Tale of a Tub, with the Battle of the Books, 1724 (item 705).
CHECK for more Maximins (or Maximians) for 1811-03-27, e.g. by Dryden's contemporaries.

Mentions in the Diary

• 26  March  1811
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