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A25970 Thoughts well employ'd, or, The duty of self-observation in the care and regulation of life according to the royal pattern by Edm. Arwaker, Rector of Drumglass in Ireland. Arwaker, Edmund. 1695 (1695) Wing A3904; ESTC R38631 68,324 168

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