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cause_n know_v speak_v word_n 2,857 5 3.9757 3 true
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A39263 PiƦ juventuti sacrum, an elegie on the death of the most vertuous and hopefull young gentleman, George Pitt, esq. Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700. 1658 (1658) Wing E567; ESTC R31412 8,391 30

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