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A38567 MoriƦ encomium, or, The praise of folly written originally in Latine by Des. Erasmus of Rotterdam ; and translated into English by John Wilson.; Moriae encomium. English Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Wilson, John, 1626-1696. 1668 (1668) Wing E3208; ESTC R15059 80,052 172

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