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friend_n brother_n love_v time_n 1,084 5 3.7075 3 true
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A49302 The loves of Charles, Duke of Mantua, and of Margaret, Countess of Rovera translated out of Italian.; Amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, e della contessa Margarita della Rovere. English Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701. 1669 (1669) Wing L3274; ESTC R2877 74,616 204

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