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A02110 Greenes mourning garment giuen him by repentance at the funerals of loue, which he presentes for a fauour to all young gentlemen that wish to weane themselues from wanton desires. R. Greene. Vtriusq[ue] academia in artibus magister. Sero sed serio. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1590 (1590) STC 12251; ESTC S118388 40,320 59

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