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A52860 The great excellency, usefulness, and necessity of humane learning declared in a sermon, preached before the University, at Great St. Maries church in Cambridge, August the 7th. 1681 / Robert Neville ... Neville, Robert, 1640 or 1-1694. 1681 (1681) Wing N521; ESTC R10101 14,582 36

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