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A39818 Poems on several occasions and translations wherein the first and second books of Virgil's Æneis are attempted in English / by Tho. Fletcher ...; Poems. Selections Fletcher, Thomas, 1666-1713.; Virgil. Aeneis. Liber 1-2. English. 1692 (1692) Wing F1362; ESTC R15620 36,830 156

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