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Raillerie a la mode consider'd, or, The supercilious detractor a joco-serious discourse, shewing the open impertinence and degenerosity of publishing private pecques and controversies to the world : occasionally written to a young gentleman, to shew the odium of this ingentile humour, and to direct him in the best choice of men and books.
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Wing R139; ESTC R217762
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