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- Printed by H. Woodfall1759 Hardback · Platonic dialogue I own The Greater Hippias, Printed by H. Woodfall 1759 Log in to want this
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- 17 on Open Library, 8 in English
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The Hippias Major by Plato was first published in 1759.