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A39252 The gentile sinner, or, Englands brave gentleman characterized in a letter to a friend both as he is and as he should be. Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700. 1660 (1660) Wing E556; ESTC R26096 111,865 282

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133._o §_o 10._o his_o charity_n and_o temperance_n p._n 139._o §_o 11._o his_o valour_n and_o prudence_n p._n 144._o §_o 12._o his_o behaviour_n in_o both_o fortune_n p._n 149._o §_o 13._o his_o respect_n and_o affection_n for_o his_o country_n p._n 156._o §_o 14._o his_o study_n and_o recreation_n p._n 162._o §_o 15._o his_o good-husbandry_n p._n 170._o §_o 16._o his_o religion_n p._n 172._o §_o 17._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o charactér_n p._n 178._o sect_n 4._o §_o 1._o how_o few_o true_a gentleman_n now_o in_o england_n p._n 182._o §_o 2._o a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o more_o civil_a sort_n of_o our_o english_a gentry_n p._n 191._o §_o 3._o a_o
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