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A76292 Poems: by Francis Beaumont, Gent. Viz. The hermaphrodite. The remedy of love. Elegies. Sonnets, with other poems. Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses. English. Selections. 1653 (1653) Wing B1602; Thomason E1236_3; ESTC R208894 79,281 207

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