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A15850
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Englands bane: or, The description of drunkennesse. Composed and written by Thomas Young, sometimes student of Staple-Inne
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Young, Thomas, student of Staple Inn.
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1617
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STC 26116; ESTC S120602
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parant_fw-la lb._n for_o foemina_fw-la vina_fw-la r._n foemina_fw-la vina_fw-la virum_fw-la ib._n for_o cassum_fw-la castum_fw-la for_o sodama_n sodoma_n b._n 3._o l._n 32._o for_o now_o aim_v present_o aim_v c._n 1._o l._n 20._o for_o require_v requite_v ib._n l._n 4._o and_o example_n of_o example_n ibid._n l._n 17._o opoplex_v apoplexes_fw-la 26._o l._n for_o master_n king_n the_o king_n c._n 4_o l._n 9_o for_o it_o love_v he_o love_v ib_a l._n 17._o for_o meluendus_fw-la metuendus_fw-la d._n lin_v 28._o ad_fw-la sacram_fw-la r._n ebrietas_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o slabber_v slaver_a e._n 4_o l._n 3._o for_o steventon_n stenenton_n