The value of such study is clearly not only to be found in an increased familiarity with literary references.

And by then he has already begun his habit of literary references.

"You're going to be a wonder when you get to the literary references."

He wouldn't have known a literary reference if it bit him on the nose.

An early literary reference to the game was in 1786.

With some adjustment of literary references, you might pose a similar question.

And which other literary references have you spotted in the text?

It's full of literary and political references that are not easily read by the outsider.

There are very few literary references to sources for silver.