Selected quad for the lemma: love_n
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B04367
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The mistaken bride: or, The faithful friend. To an excellent new tune, call'd Celia that I once was blest.
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1688-1691?
(1691)
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Wing M2256; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[350]
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