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A54754 Theatrum poetarum, or, A compleat collection of the poets especially the most eminent, of all ages, the antients distinguish't from the moderns in their several alphabets : with some observations and reflections upon many of them, particularly those of our own nation : together with a prefatory discourse of the poets and poetry in generall / by Edward Phillips. Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696? 1675 (1675) Wing P2075; ESTC R18539 150,926 482

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