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A11909 Seneca his tenne tragedies, translated into Englysh; Tragedies. English Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Heywood, Jasper, 1535-1598.; Neville, Alexander, 1544-1614.; Studley, John, 1545?-1590?; T. N. (Thomas Nuce), d. 1617.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607. 1581 (1581) STC 22221; ESTC S117108 299,823 450

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