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A44560 The spiritual bee, or, A miscellany of scriptural, historical, natural observations and occasional occurencyes applyed in divine meditations by an university pen University pen.; Horsman, Nicholas, fl. 1689.; Howard, Luke, 1621-1699.; Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1662 (1662) Wing H2872; ESTC R30341 60,423 277

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