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A84367 Eliza's babes or, the virgins-offering. Being divine poems, and meditations. Written by a lady, who onely desires to advance the glory of God, and not her own. 1652 (1652) Wing E535C; Thomason E1289_1; ESTC R9323 51,421 109

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