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A01682 The praise of a good name The reproch of an ill name. Wherin euery one may see the fame that followeth laudable actions, and the infamy that cometh by the contrary. With certaine pithy apothegues, very profitable for this age, by C.G. Gibbon, Charles, fl. 1589-1604. 1594 (1594) STC 11819; ESTC S113889 37,552 56

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