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A21085 The historie of Ariodanto and Ieneura, daughter to the King of Scottes, in English verse, by Peter Beuerley Beverley, Peter, of Staple Inn.; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. Orlando Furioso. Book 5. English. Selections. 1575 (1575) STC 745.5; ESTC S104573 64,300 183

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