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Moral instructions of a father to his son, ready to undertake a long voyage : Or, An Easy manner of forming a young man to all kinds of virtue. Transalated from the French of Silvester du Four. To which is added, a collection of moral instruction in prose and verse, from the best authors.

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Main Author:	Dufour, Philippe Sylvestre, 1622-1687
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Printed for W. Gray, and C. Elliot, Booksellers, MDCCLXXV. [1775]
Subjects:	Conduct of life. Electronic books.
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