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A philosophical essay on fecundation, or, An impartial inquiry into the first rudiments, progression and perfection of animal generation : particularly of the human species comprehending some conjectures and disquisitions, concerning the time and manner, when and how the human soul is intromitted, or impress'd on the body dedicated to the Society for Propagating Human Nature and Knowledge / By a member of the Society.

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