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friend_n bear_v good_a love_v 905 5 5.8116 4 true
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A54715 Poems by the incomparable Mrs. K.P.; Poems. Selections Philips, Katherine, 1631-1664. 1664 (1664) Wing P2032; ESTC R13274 59,192 262

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