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lord_n earl_n high_a sir_n 11,579 5 6.1299 4 false
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B01959 A caution for scolds: or, A true way of taming a shrevv. To the tune of, Why are my eyes still flowing. This may be printed, R.P. 1685-1688? (1688) Wing C1557; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[24]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[51] 1,327 1

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