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Identify the correct chronological order as per the publication years of the following works:
A. Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions and Times
B. The Advancement of Learning
C. Inquiry into the Original of our Idea of Beauty and Virtues
D. The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language
1. ACDB
2. CADB
3. DBAC
4. BACD
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A. Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions and Times
Author: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Published: 1711
B. The Advancement of Learning
Author: Francis Bacon
Published: 1605
C. Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue
Author: Francis Hutcheson
Published: 1725
D. The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel Johnson
Published: 1747
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