Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n
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A37226
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The phoenix, sepulchre, & cradle in the holy death of the right honourable Isabella, Theresa, Lucy, Marchioness of Winchester / by J.D.
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J. D.
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Wing D39; ESTC R33430
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