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A55281 Poeta infamis, or, A poet not worth hanging being a dialogue between Lysander Valentine, and poet Pricket : with a letter to the author of The marriage-hater matched, written by his friend. Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724. 1692 (1692) Wing P2728; ESTC R22473 9,328 17

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