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A51723 Considerations upon the lives of Alcibiades and Coriolanus by Marques Virgilio Malvezzi, one of the supreme councell of warre, to his Catholick Majestie ; dedicated to the King, his master ; englished by Robert Gentilis, gent.; Considerationi con occasione d'alcuni luoghi delle vite d'Alcibiade et di Coriolano. English Malvezzi, Virgilio, marchese, 1595-1653.; Gentilis, Robert. 1650 (1650) Wing M356; ESTC R12183 129,318 301

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