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B09895 Artemisa to Cloe. A letter from a lady in the tovvn to a lady in the country; concerning the loves of the tovvn: / by a person of quality. Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680. 1679 (1679) Wing R1740A; ESTC R182830 4,317 8

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