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A70281 Poems on several choice and various subjects occasionally composed by an eminent author ; collected and published by Sergeant-Major P.F. Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Fisher, Payne, 1616-1693. 1663 (1663) Wing H3103; Wing F1035; ESTC R18936 41,382 172

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