Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A37187
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The siege of Rhodes made a representation by the art of prospective in scenes, and the story sung in recitative musick. At the Cock-pit in Drury Lane.
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D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.
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Wing D341; ESTC R29700
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