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lord_n death_n life_n see_v 10,547 5 3.5363 3 false
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A51924 Maria misera miseranda, or, A brief relation of the life and death of an unfortunate young maid in the county of Desmond in Ireland together with the most horrid murder of her lover, an English-man, committed by the father of the said virgin. 1674 (1674) Wing M597A; ESTC R13332 6,997 12

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