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friend_n believe_v know_v time_n 861 5 3.4703 3 false
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A29290 The cheating gallant, or, The false Count Brion a pleasant novel / translated from the French. Brémond, Gabriel de. 1677 (1677) Wing B4345; ESTC R34278 41,177 161

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