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cause_n love_n love_v see_v 3,860 5 4.0181 3 true
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A34579 Horatius, a Roman tragedie, by Sir William Lower.; Horace. English Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684.; Lower, William, Sir, 1600?-1662. 1656 (1656) Wing C6313; ESTC R19443 33,557 70

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