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love_n affection_n heart_n true_a 3,082 5 4.2829 3 false
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B06457 The virgins A B C. Or, An alphabet of vertuous admonitions, for a chast, modest and well- governed maid. The tune is, The young mans A B C. 1681-1684? (1684) Wing V637B; ESTC R234202 1,626 1

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