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A88516 Peri hypsous, or Dionysius Longinus of the height of eloquence. Rendred out of the originall. By J.H. Esq;; On the sublime. English Longinus, 1st cent.; Longinus, Cassius, ca. 213-273, attributed name.; Hall, John, 1627-1656. 1652 (1652) Wing L2999; Thomason E1294_2; ESTC R202778 38,074 113

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