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A26524 Mythologia ethica, or, Three centuries of Æsopian fables in English prose done from Æsop, Phædrus, Camerarius, and all other eminent authors on this subject : illustrated with moral, philosophical, and political precepts : also with aphorisms and proverbs in several languages, and adorned with many curious sculptures cut on copper plates / by Philip Ayres, Esq. Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712.; Aesop. 1689 (1689) Wing A731; ESTC R28929 146,643 364

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