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A31568 A sacred poem wherein the birth, miracles, death, resurrection, and ascension of the most holy Jesus are delineated ... : also eighteen of David's psalms, with the Book of Lamentations paraphras'd, together with poems on several occasions / by James Chamberlaine. Chamberlaine, James, Sir, d. 1699. 1680 (1680) Wing C1817; ESTC R34419 74,873 219

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