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honour_n child_n duty_n parent_n 4,781 5 9.4169 5 true
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A25813 Aristotle's master-piece, or, The secrets of generation displayed in all the parts thereof ... very necessary for all midwives, nurses, and young-married women. Aristotle, pseud. 1694 (1694) Wing A3689A; ESTC R27655 79,101 194

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