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friend_n answer_v good_a see_v 1,023 5 2.8313 3 true
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A62347 Romulus and Hersilia, or, The Sabine war a trage dy acted at the Dukes Theatre. Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. 1683 (1683) Wing S878; ESTC R9970 42,508 69

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