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city_n call_v great_a stand_v 4,356 4 5.6729 4 false
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A60030 A short account how the kingdom of Denmark became hereditary and absolute, by a difference betwixt the Lords and Commons Published as a warning to other nations. 1700 (1700) Wing S3531A; ESTC R203712 9,732 8

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