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A49933 The Princess of Cleve, as it was acted at the Queens Theatre in Dorset-Garden / by Nath. Lee ... Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692.; La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693. La princesse de Cleves. 1689 (1689) Wing L860; ESTC R10843 55,032 81

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