Selected quad for the lemma: king_n
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A49374
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Loyalty rewarded, or, A poem upon the brace of bucks bestowed upon the loyal apprentices by His Majesty written by an apprentice.
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Apprentice.
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1681
(1681)
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Wing L3381; ESTC R4870
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