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A42442 Three discourses of happiness, virtue, and liberty collected from the works of the learn'd Gassendi, by Monsieur Bernier ; translated out of French.; Selections. English. 1699 Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.; Bernier, François, 1620-1688. 1699 (1699) Wing G297; ESTC R8129 274,288 497

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