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A16304 Orlando inamorato the three first bookes of that famous noble gentleman and learned poet, Mathew Maria Boiardo Earle of Scandiano in Lombardie. Done into English heroicall verse, by R.T. Gentleman; Orlando innamorato. Selections. English Boiardo, Matteo Maria, 1440 or 41-1494.; Tofte, Robert, 1561-1620. 1598 (1598) STC 3216; ESTC S110501 32,736 70

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