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A81488 An oration of Agrippa to Octavius Cæsar Augustus, against monarchy. Taken out of the LII. book of Dion the philosopher, Cælius, S.C. being the interpreter. Printed at Basil after the end of Nichol. Machiavels Prince, anno M.D.XXC. / And now put into English by A.R. Cassius Dio Cocceianus.; A. R.; Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius. 1658 (1658) Wing D1503B; Thomason E972_3; ESTC R207746 8,407 12

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