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A44515 Delight and judgment: or, a prospect of the great Day of Judgment and its power to damp, and imbitter sensual delights, sports, and recreations. By Anthony Horneck, D.D. Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697. 1684 (1684) Wing H2824A; ESTC R215360 126,341 401

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