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A62321 Scarron incens'd, or, His appearing to Madam de Maintenon, his late wife, reproaching her amours with Lewis the Great, present King of France and discovering several secrets of that court / written by a lady in French. Lady. 1694 (1694) Wing S838; ESTC R13231 50,349 146

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