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truth_n know_v speak_v word_n 9,131 5 4.2861 4 true
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A16768 Pasquils mad-capĀ· And his message.; Pasquils mad-cap. Part 1 Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1600 (1600) STC 3675; ESTC S123326 14,364 50

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