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A59185 Thyestes a tragedy, translated out of Seneca to which is added mock-thyestes, in burlesque / by F. W. Gent; Thyestes. English Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; J. W. (John Wright), fl. 1674. Mock-Thyestes. 1674 (1674) Wing S2523; ESTC R19687 32,276 159

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