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A57206 Mellificium musarum: the marrovv of the muses. Or, An epitome of divine poetrie Distilled into pious ejaculations, and solemne soliloquies. By Jeremiah Rich. Junii 19. 1650. Imprimatur, Joseph Caryl. Rich, Jeremiah, d. 1660? 1650 (1650) Wing R1344; ESTC R217989 38,773 110

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