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A26263 Awake Sampson, the Philistines are upon thee! or, A caution to England to take heed to her locks, least they being cut off by intrigues, she be made to grind at the mill of France ... by a lover of the true interest of his country. Lover of the true interest of his country. 1696 (1696) Wing A4275A; ESTC R14204 24,557 26

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