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A25305 The amorous conquests of the great Alcander, or, The amours of the French king and Madam Montespan; Conquestes amoureuses du grand Alcandre dans les Pays-Bas. English Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712. 1685 (1685) Wing A3018; ESTC R174355 59,218 186

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