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A34581 Nicomede a tragi-comedy translated out of the French of Monsieur Corneille by John Dancer as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal, Dublin / ; together with an exact catalogue of all the English stage plays printed till this present year 1671.; Nicomède. English. 1671 Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684.; Dancer, John, fl. 1660-1675.; Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680. 1671 (1671) Wing C6315; ESTC R29491 44,090 78

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