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authority_n absolute_a king_n power_n 3,604 5 5.4121 4 true
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A33049 Nature's paradox, or, The innocent impostor a pleasant Polonian history, originally intituled Iphigenes / compiled in the French tongue by the rare pen of J.P. Camus ... ; and now Englished by Major VVright.; Iphegène. English Camus, Jean-Pierre, 1584-1652.; Wright, Major (John) 1652 (1652) Wing C417; ESTC R3735 325,233 390

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