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B02468 A new form of meditations for every day in the year. Written originally in French by F. John Crasset. And put into English at the request of several persons of honour and quality, by a well-wisher to devotion.; Nouvelle forme de méditations. English Crasset, Jean, 1618-1692. 1685 (1685) Wing C6851A; ESTC R174380 155,968 440

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