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A09707 The historie of Eurialus and Lucretia. Written in Latine by Eneas Sylvius; and translated into English by Charles Allen, Gent; De duobus amantibus Eurialo et Lucrecia. English Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464.; Aleyn, Charles, d. 1640. 1639 (1639) STC 19973; ESTC R40110 35,474 140

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