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A36622 An evening's love, or, The mock-astrologer acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesties servants / written by John Dryden. Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Corneille, Thomas, 1625-1709. Feint astrologue.; Molière, 1622-1673. Dépit amoureux.; Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681. Astrologo fingido. 1671 (1671) Wing D2273; ESTC R20110 70,976 114

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