Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n
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Delightful novels exemplifyed in eight choice and elegant histories lately related by the most refined wits ; with interludes in which are comprised the gallant adventures, amorous intrigues and famous enterprizes of several English gentry ; with the most pathetick oratory and subtil stratagems used in love-affairs.
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1686
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