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cause_n body_n sin_n soul_n 4,646 5 5.4196 4 true
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A62297 Scandalum magnatum, or, Potapski's case a satyr against Polish oppression. D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723. 1682 (1682) Wing S816; ESTC R8223 8,743 34

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