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A69037 The forrest of fancy Wherein is conteined very prety apothegmes, and pleasaunt histories, both in meeter and prose, songes, sonets, epigrams and epistles, of diuerse matter and in diuerse manner. VVith sundry other deuises, no lesse pithye then pleasaunt and profytable. H. C.; Chettle, Henry, d. 1607?, attributed name.; Cheeke, Henry, 1548?-1586?, attributed name.; Constable, Henry, 1562-1613, attributed name. 1579 (1579) STC 4271; ESTC S104854 80,866 158

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