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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30002	An essay upon poetry	Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 21.	1682 (1682)	Wing B5339; ESTC R14854	5,575	23

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