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References

  1. ↑ Tobias Gabel (6 June 2016). Paradise Reframed: Milton, Dryden, and the Politics of Literary Adaptation, 1658–1679. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 47. ISBN   978-3-8253-6636-0.
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Benserade, Isaac de"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . 03 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 744; lines five and six. ...in 1674, admitted to the Academy...
  3. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Huet, Pierre Daniel"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 855–856. Huet was admitted to the Academy in 1674
  4. ↑ Bodle, Andy (22 November 2008). "Guide to games: Leaders of the pack: A short history of cards". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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