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A17262 Problemes of beautie and all humane affections. VVritten in Italian by Tho: Buoni, cittizen of Lucca. With a discourse of beauty, by the same author. Translated into English, by S.L. Gent; Problemi della belleza. English Buoni, Thommaso.; Lennard, Samson, d. 1633. 1606 (1606) STC 4103.3; ESTC S106920 106,759 352

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