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nature_n air_n earth_n element_n 2,483 5 9.5484 5 false
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A06167 A fig for Momus containing pleasant varietie, included in satyres, eclogues, and epistles, by T.L. of Lincolnes Inne Gent. Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625. 1595 (1595) STC 16658; ESTC S109568 23,955 72

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