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A38576 Erastus, or, The Roman prince being a more full acount of that famous history of the seven wise masters : with many pleasant additions of excellent, and divertive discourses, and songs, not unsuitable to the design of the story. 1684 (1684) Wing E3219; ESTC R31439 59,877 160

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