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truth_n believe_v know_v way_n 2,597 5 4.7191 4 true
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A52689 The blatant beast muzzl'd, or, Reflexions on a late libel entituled, The secret history of the reigns of K. Charles II and K. James II N. N. 1691 (1691) Wing N28; ESTC R9694 56,873 186

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