Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A58064
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Of gardens four books first written in Latine verse by Renatus Rapinus ; and now made English by J.E.; Hortorum libri IV. English
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Rapin, René, 1621-1687.; Evelyn, John, 1655-1699.
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1672
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Wing R268; ESTC R6425
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