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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65224	Divine poems written by Thomas Washbourne ...; Poems. Selections	Washbourne, Thomas, 1606-1687.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?	1654 (1654)	Wing W1025; ESTC R20784	59,365	164

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