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A58883 Severall witty discourses, pro & con viz. 1. That beauty is no real good. 2. That love proceeds from the inclination. 3. That the countrey life is preferr'd before living in cities. 4. That the affection ought not to die with the beloved. 5. That the affection ought not to go beyond the grave. 6. That those who never suffer'd troubles, cannot truly tell what pleasure is. 7. That death is better than slavery. 8. That absence is worse than death. 9. That one may be both slave and mistresse. By Mounsieur Scudery. And put into English by a person of quality.; Femmes illustres. English. Selections. Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701. 1661 (1661) Wing S2161A; ESTC R203500 88,648 236

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