Excerpt from The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal: Translated From the Text of M. Auguste Molinier
But for such as, already acquainted with the time and the man, need a recapitulation of the more important facts, or for those who may find an outline map useful of the country they are to study in detail, a few words are here given.
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