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A16248 The decameron containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.; Decamerone. English Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name. 1620 (1620) STC 3172; ESTC S106639 719,575 777

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