Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A40634
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VVords to give to the young-man knowledg and discretion, or, The law of kindness in the tongue of a father to his son by Francis Fuller ...
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Fuller, Francis, 1637?-1701.
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Wing F2389; ESTC R7286
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