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The academy of eloquence: : containing a compleat English rhetorique exemplified; : common places and formula's digested into an easie and methodical way to speak and to write fluently, according to the mode of the present times; : with letters both amorous and moral upon several occasions

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1683.
Call number: 600166
Creator: Blount, Thomas (1618-1679)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 15 cm (12mo)
Associated people: Faithorne, William, (1616-1691,); Wilkinson, Christopher, (active 1669-1693,); Harper, Charles, (active 1670-1709,); Brown, Isabelle, (1860-1928,)
Associated organization: Francis Bacon Library,
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The academy of eloquence: : containing a compleat English rhetorique exemplified; : common places and formula's digested into an easie and methodical way to speak and to write fluently, according to the mode of the present times; : with letters both amorous and moral upon several occasions

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