Excerpt from Conjuration de Nicolas Gabrini, Dit de Rienzi, Tyran de Rome en 1347: Ouvrage Posthume
Cet écrit. Il ne m'eû tombé entre les mains (4) que le 19. De Novembre 1731. Je n'a1 rien négligé pour le faire paro1tre le plûtôt qu'il feroit poflîble l'auoeur inconnu de l'ingé.
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