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A50274 The works of the famous Nicholas Machiavel, citizen and secretary of Florence written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English.; Works. English. 1680 Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.; Neville, Henry, 1620-1694. 1680 (1680) Wing M129; ESTC R13145 904,161 562

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