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A34832
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A translation of the sixth book of Mr. Cowley's Plantarum being a poem upon the late rebellion, the happy restoration of His Sacred Majesty, and the Dutch war ensuing.; Plantarum libri sex. Book 6. English
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Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.
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1680
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Wing C6692; ESTC R17196
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