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A42204 Grotius, his arguments for the truth of Christian religion rendred into plain English verse.; De veritate religionis Christianae. English Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.; Virgil. Bucolica. 4. English. 1686 (1686) Wing G2085; ESTC R5887 94,061 191

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