Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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B03230
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An elegie on the famous and renowned lady, for eloquence and wit, Madam Mary Carlton, otherwise styled, the German Princess.
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1673
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Wing E417; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[20]
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871
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