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A66791 A triple paradox affixed to a counter-mure raised against the furious batteries of restraint, slander and poverty, the three grand engines of the world, the flesh, and the devil / by major George Wither ... Wither, George, 1588-1667. 1661 (1661) Wing W3202; ESTC R12397 41,069 82

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