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A28642 Manuductio ad coelum a poem in two parts I. Of joy and sadness ... II. Of patience ... / extracted out of the writings of the holy fathers and ancient philosophers by John Bona, a Cistertian Abbot, and turned into verse by James Chamberlayne. Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Chamberlaine, James, Sir, d. 1699. 1681 (1681) Wing B3552; ESTC R32570 10,149 25

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