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A20094 The vvonderfull yeare. 1603 Wherein is shewed the picture of London, lying sicke of the plague. At the ende of all (like a mery epilogue to a dull play) certaine tales are cut out in sundry fashions, of purpose to shorten the liues of long winters nights, that lye watching in the darke for vs.; 1603. The wonderfull yeare Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. 1603 (1603) STC 6535.5; ESTC S105274 33,757 48

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