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friend_n believe_v love_n love_v 889 5 5.9408 4 true
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A28675 La montre, or, The lover's watch by Mrs. A. Behn.; Montre. English Bonnecorse, Monsieur de (Balthasar), d. 1706.; Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. 1686 (1686) Wing B3595C; ESTC R23390 63,006 263

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