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A56853 Fons lachrymarum, or, A fountain of tears from whence doth flow Englands complaint, Jeremiah's lamentations paraphras'd, with divine meditations, and an elegy upon that son of valor Sir Charles Lucas / written by John Quarles. Quarles, John, 1624-1665.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650. 1649 (1649) Wing Q128; ESTC R235077 54,591 166

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