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cause_n court_n great_a king_n 2,817 5 3.7634 3 true
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A39110 An extraordinary express sent from Pasquin at Rome, to all the princes and potentates of Europe. 1690 (1690) Wing E3931A; ESTC R219788 27,030 89

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