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enemy_n horse_n left_a wing_n 1,993 5 9.3867 5 true
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A34322 Diana, Dutchess of Mantua, or, The persecuted lover a romance / written by R.C., Gent. R. C. (Rowland Carleton) 1679 (1679) Wing C587; ESTC R19446 111,058 172

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