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A28927 Characters of the virtues & vices of the age, or, Moral reflections, maxims, and thoughts upon men and manners translated from the most refined French wits ... and extracted from the most celebrated English writers ... : digested alphabetically under proper titles / by A. Boyer, Gent. Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729. 1695 (1695) Wing B3912; ESTC R19552 97,677 222

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