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honour_n due_a due_n tribute_n 1,735 5 10.7337 5 true
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A49604 A funeral oration or sermon upon the most high, most potent Lord, Francis Henry De Montmorancy ... prounc'd at Paris, in the church of the Profess'd House of the Company of Jesus, the 21 st. of April, 1695, by Father De la Rue, of the same society ; from the french original.; Oraison funèbre de très-haut et très-puissant Seigneur François Henry de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg et de Piney. English La Rue, Charles de, 1643-1725. 1695 (1695) Wing L455; ESTC R6889 22,402 33

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