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A59356 The world in the moon an opera as it is perform'd at the Theatre in Dorset-Garden by His Majesty's servants / by E.S. Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.; Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707.; Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717. 1697 (1697) Wing S2729; ESTC R11490 37,403 53

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