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A68968 The tragedie of Alceste and Eliza As it is found in Italian, in La Croce racquistata. Collected, and translated into English, in the same verse, and number, by Fr. Br. Gent. At the request of the right vertuous lady, the Lady Anne Wingfield ...; Croce racquistata. English Bracciolini, Francesco, 1566-1645. 1638 (1638) STC 3474.5; ESTC S100487 26,770 78

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