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A29821 A description of an annuall world, or, Briefe meditiations upon all the holy-daies in the yeere with certaine briefe poeticall meditations of the day in generall and all the daies in the weeke / by E.B. Browne, Edward. 1641 (1641) Wing B5102; ESTC R6201 99,735 342

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