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A95817 The Christian education of children according to the maxims of the Sacred Scripture, and the instructions of the fathers of the church / written and several times printed in French, and now translated into English.; De l'education chrestienne des enfans. English Varet, Alexandre-Louis, 1632-1676. 1678 (1678) Wing V108; ESTC R203876 133,498 455

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