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truth_n young_a youth_n youthful_a 27 3 11.0744 5 false
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A63515 The True effigies of the monster of Malmesbury, or, Thomas Hobbes in his proper colours Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. 1680 (1680) Wing T2693_PARTIAL; Wing M2259_PARTIAL; ESTC R5362 6,333 22

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