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A02647 The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington, Knight digested into foure bookes: three vvhereof neuer before published. Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612. 1618 (1618) STC 12776; ESTC S103853 69,106 187

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