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A49597 Epictetus junior, or, Maximes of modern morality in two centuries / collected by J.D. of Kidwelly.; Maximes. English La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de, 1613-1680.; Davies, John, 1625-1693. 1670 (1670) Wing L451; ESTC R10485 25,133 156

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