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A00548
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The honest man: or, The art to please in court. Written in French by Sieur Faret. Translated into English by E.G.; Honneste homme. English
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Faret, Nicolas, 1596?-1646.; Grimeston, Edward.
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1632
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STC 10686; ESTC S101873
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