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death_n die_v fear_v live_v 5,252 5 5.3138 4 false
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A63264 Instructions for a young nobleman, or, The idea of a person of honour done out of French.; Pour un jeune seigneur. English La Chétardie, Trotti de, chevalier, d. 1703.; Spence, Ferrand. 1683 (1683) Wing T2307; ESTC R6347 23,707 96

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