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A50322 Machivael's [sic] discourses upon the first decade of T. Livius, translated out of the Italian. To which is added his Prince. With some marginal animadversions noting and taxing his errors. By E.D.; Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio. English Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.; Dacres, Edward.; Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. Principe. English. 1663 (1663) Wing M134AA; ESTC R213827 387,470 720

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