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enemy_n charge_v left_a wing_n 1,112 5 9.1719 5 false
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A34328 The Italian princess, or, Loves persecutions a new romance / written by Row. Carleton, Gent.; Diana, dutchess of Mantua R. C. (Rowland Carleton) 1681 (1681) Wing C588; ESTC R22843 110,487 175

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