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A38641 An essay upon satyr, or, A poem on the times under the names of the golden age, the silver age, the brazen age, and the iron age : to which is added, A satyr against Separatists. Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 21.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700. 1680 (1680) Wing E3299; ESTC R13552 32,624 92

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