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love_n grace_n great_a love_v 5,743 5 6.1267 4 true
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A31643 The cabinet open'd, or, The secret history of the amours of Madam de Maintenon, with the French king translated from the French copy.; Cassette ouverte. English Maintenon, Madame de, 1635-1719. 1690 (1690) Wing C190; ESTC R216402 39,425 154

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