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book_n	esq_n	john_n	thomas_n	4,753	5	9.7509	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61287	The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.	Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.	1656 (1656)	Wing S5238; ESTC R17292	629,655	827

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