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conscience_n keep_v sin_n soul_n 2,273 5 5.0547 4 true
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A36708 Tyrannick love, or, The royal martyr a tragedy, as it is acted by His Majesties servants, at the Theatre Royal / by John Dryden ... Dryden, John, 1631-1700. 1670 (1670) Wing D2393; ESTC R4038 44,397 77

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