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A30633 Of the soul of the world and of particular souls in a letter to Mr. Lock, occasioned by Mr. Keil's reflections upon an essay lately published concerning reason / by the author of that essay. Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700. 1699 (1699) Wing B6153; ESTC R20304 19,901 52

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