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B18025 The councils of wisdom: or, A collection of the maxims of Solomon. Most necessary for a man wisely to behave himself. : with reflections on those maxims. / Rendred into English by T.D..; Conseils de la sagesse. English. 1683 Boutauld, Michel, 1604-1689.; Fouquet, Nicolas, 1615-1680. 1683 (1683) Wing B3860B; ESTC R30809 78,936 219

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