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A36779 Counsellor Manners, his last legacy to his son enriched and embellished with grave adviso's, pat histories, and ingenious proverbs, apologues, and apophthegms / by Josiah Dare. Dare, Josiah, 17th cent. 1673 (1673) Wing D247; ESTC R23852 61,733 166

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