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An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠕⠇⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠊⠑⠋⠑⠎⠞⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞
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⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑
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