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A37105 The morall philosophy of the stoicks written originally in French by that ingenious gentleman Monsieur du Vaix, first president of the Parliament of Provence ; Englished by Charles Cotton ...; Philosophie morale des stoïques. English Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. 1663 (1663) Wing D2915; ESTC R3984 38,326 126

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