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Piero Boitani THE "MONK'S TALE": DANTE AND BOCCACCIO 45/1, p. 50
Notes
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GLYNNIS M. CROPP FORTUNE AND THE POET IN BALLADES OF EUSTACHE DESCHAMPS, CHARLES D'ORLEANS AND FRANÇOIS VILLON 58/1, p. 125

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