Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A50931
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Paradise regain'd a poem in IV books : to which is added Samson Agonistes / the author John Milton.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.; Milton, John, 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes.
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1671
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Wing M2152; ESTC R299
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