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nature_n	evil_a	evil_n	good_a	8,805	5	4.1675	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54872	A sermon preached at the assizes at Lancaster, on Sunday, March 19, 1675/6 by H. Pigott.	Pigott, H.	1676 (1676)	Wing P2219; ESTC R33409	12,066	41

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