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A36310 Donne's satyr containing 1. a short map of mundane vanity, 2. a cabinet of merry conceits, 3. certain pleasant propositions and questions with their merry solutions and answers : being very useful, pleasant and delightful to all, and offensive to none / by Jo. Donne. Donne, John, 1604-1662. 1662 (1662) Wing D1877; ESTC R26084 51,800 144

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