Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n
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A26730
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A discourse of the excellency of the soul, and the care every Christian ought to have of it in a sermon preach'd in Spanish / by Dr. Joseph de Barzia & Zambrana ...; De nobleza de el alma. English
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Barcia y Zambrana, José de.
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1685
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Wing B1011; ESTC R10157
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