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duty_n child_n love_v parent_n 3,193 5 9.2231 5 true
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A38573 Witt against wisdom, or, A panegyrick upon folly penn'd in Latin by Desiderius Erasmus ; render'd into English.; Moriae encomium. English Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Kennett, White, 1660-1728. 1683 (1683) Wing E3215; ESTC R15011 99,706 204

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