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A87913 The amours of Charles Duke of Mantua and Margaret Countess of Rovera· A novel. Translated out of Itallian.; Amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, e della contessa Margarita della Rovere. English Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701. 1685 (1685) Wing L1329A; ESTC R230704 74,585 214

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