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lord_n earl_n george_n sir_n 51,336 5 6.8924 4 true
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A27869 An ode occasion'd by the death of the Queen with a letter from the author to Mr. Dryden / by a gentleman, a true lover of his country. A. B. 1695 (1695) Wing B25; ESTC R28322 1,625 8

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