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lord_n day_n time_n week_n 12,399 5 9.7424 5 false
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A27297 The history of the nun, or, The fair vow-breaker written by Mrs. A. Behn. Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. 1689 (1689) Wing B1737; ESTC R20753 46,192 162

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