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A08974
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The nightingale vvarbling forth her owne disaster; or The rape of Philomela. Newly written in English verse, by Martin Parker
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M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?; Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses. Book 6.
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STC 19260; ESTC S110227
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