William Wordsworth’s Danish Ghost and the Ballad that Never Was

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William Wordsworth’s Danish Ghost and the Ballad that Never Was. / Jensen-Rix, Robert William.

I: English Studies: A Journal of English Language, Bind 98, Nr. 4, 01.03.2017, s. 393-409.

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Jensen-Rix, RW 2017, 'William Wordsworth’s Danish Ghost and the Ballad that Never Was', English Studies: A Journal of English Language, bind 98, nr. 4, s. 393-409.

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Jensen-Rix, R. W. (2017). William Wordsworth’s Danish Ghost and the Ballad that Never Was. English Studies: A Journal of English Language, 98(4), 393-409.

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Jensen-Rix RW. William Wordsworth’s Danish Ghost and the Ballad that Never Was. English Studies: A Journal of English Language. 2017 mar. 1;98(4):393-409.

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Jensen-Rix, Robert William. / William Wordsworth’s Danish Ghost and the Ballad that Never Was. I: English Studies: A Journal of English Language. 2017 ; Bind 98, Nr. 4. s. 393-409.

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