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A59240 Raillery defeated by calm reason, or, The new Cartesian method of arguing and answering expos'd in a letter to all lovers of science, candor and civility / by J.S. Sergeant, John, 1622-1707. 1699 (1699) Wing S2586; ESTC R34236 96,773 224

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