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cause_n love_n love_v soul_n 2,542 5 5.7443 4 true
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A25788 Instructions to a son by Archibald, late Marquis of Argyle ; written in the time of his confinement. Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661. 1661 (1661) Wing A3657; ESTC R28303 37,986 188

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