Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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A59258
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A serious vindication of the Church of England shewing the nations happiness under the present government : being a seasonable answer to a late pamphlet entituled The naked truth / by a well-wisher to the nations happiness and prosperity.
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Well-wisher to the nations happiness and prosperity.
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1680
(1680)
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Wing S2619; ESTC R27008
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