Bel-vedére, or, The Garden of the muses

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Title: Bel-vedére, or, The Garden of the muses
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By F.K. for Hugh Astley ...,; 1600.
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Subject terms: English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Cite this Item: "Bel-vedére, or, The Garden of the muses." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16269.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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