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| Title: | The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Public Benefits | |
| Author: | Bernard Mandeville, (1670–1733) | [Info] |
| Language: | English | |
| Original publication date: | 1806 | |
| Keywords: | Charity-schools | |
| Ethics | ||
| Virtue | ||
| Library of Congress: | [12006166] | |
| Open Library (Book): | [OL25451093M] | |
| Open Library (Work): | [OL16824068W] |
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