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A23239 The scourge of Venus: or, The wanton lady With the rare birth of Adonis. Written by H.A.; Metamorphoses. Book 10. English Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.; Austin, Henry, fl. 1613, attributed name. aut 1613 (1613) STC 968; ESTC S118594 15,759 46

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