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"ref": "1664, John Wilson, The Cheats, publication info page",
"text": "The Cheats · A Comedy · Written in the Year, M.DC.LXII. Imprimatur, Roger L'estrange. Nov. 5. 1663. By John Wilson"
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"(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies."
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"ref": "1988, New York Times, Gay fiction comes home",
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