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A47363 Poems by Mrs. Anne Killigrew. Killigrew, Anne, 1660-1685.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700. To the pious memory of the accomplisht young lady Mrs. Anne Killigrew. 1686 (1686) Wing K442; ESTC R6393 30,848 122

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