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enemy_n flank_n front_n rear_n 1,327 5 12.0997 5 true
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A04909 Mars, his triumph. Or, the description of an exercise performed the XVIII. of October, 1638. in Merchant-Taylors Hall by certain gentlemen of the Artillery Garden London Barriffe, William. 1639 (1639) STC 1505; ESTC S101042 21,544 52

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