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A96014 Letters of affaires love and courtship. Written to several persons of honour and quality; / by the exquisite pen of Monsieur de Voiture, a member of the famous French Academy established at Paris by Cardinall de Richelieu. English'd by J.D. Voiture, Monsieur de (Vincent), 1597-1648.; Davies, John, 1625-1693. 1657 (1657) Wing V683; Thomason E1607_1; ESTC R203990 287,612 406

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