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Marianus, or, Loves heroick champion : Describing his honorable travailes and haughty attempts in armes, with his successe in love. Intermixed with many pleasant discourses, wherein the graver sort may take delight, and the youthfull bee encouraged by honourable and worthy adventures to gaine fame.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet, and are to be sold by James Becket at his shop at the Inner Temple Gate, 1641.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Love > Early works to 1800. Courtship > Early works to 1800.
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