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earth_n body_n heaven_n soul_n 16,244 5 5.2792 4 true
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A39185 An Elegie upon the death, and in commemoration of the truly honourable and truly learned John Lord Wilmot, Earl of Rochester 1680 (1680) Wing E462; ESTC R36260 1,279 1

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