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A54807 The whore's rhetorick calculated to the meridian of London, and conformed to the rules of art : in two dialogues.; Retorica delle puttane. English Pallavicino, Ferrante, 1615-1644. 1683 (1683) Wing P213; ESTC R22922 90,077 254

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