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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33848	A collection of poems by several hands; most of them written by persons of eminent quality.		1693 (1693)	Wing C5174; ESTC R38820	58,224	301

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