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A41096 The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses translated from the French.; Aventures de Télémaque. English Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715.; Littlebury, Isaac.; Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729. 1699 (1699) Wing F674; ESTC R17825 268,228 862

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