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death_n day_n great_a life_n 9,573 5 4.2493 3 true
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A20004 Deat[hs] dance To be sung to a pleasant new tune, cal[led] [O]h no, no, no, not yet, or, the meddow brow. 1625 (1625) STC 6444; ESTC S113479 1,513 1

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