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A25846 Logic, or, The art of thinking in which, besides the common, are contain'd many excellent new rules, very profitable for directing of reason and acquiring of judgment in things as well relating to the instruction of for the excellency of the matter printed many times in French and Latin, and now for publick good translated into English by several hands.; Logique. English. 1685 Arnauld, Antoine, 1612-1694.; Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695. 1685 (1685) Wing A3723; ESTC R7858 106,112 258

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