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A26488 Æsops fables, with the fables of Phaedrus moralized, translated verbatim, according to the Latine, for the use of grammar schooles, and for children ... / published by H.P.; Aesop's fables. English. Aesop.; Phaedrus. Fabulae.; H. P. 1646 (1646) Wing A686; ESTC R17850 20,151 78

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