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    The unlovelinesse, of lovelockes. Or, a summarie discourse, prooving: the wearing, and nourishing of a locke, or love-locke, to be altogether unseemely, and unlawfull unto Christians. In which there are likewise some passages collected ... against face-painting, the wearing of supposititious, poudred, frizled, or extraordinary long haire; the inordinate affectation of corporall beautie; and womens mannish, unnaturall, impudent, and unchristian cutting of their haire; the epidemicall vanities, and vices of our age / [William Prynne].

    William Prynne | Date: [1628]
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    Good hair days : a history of British hairstyling / Caroline Cox.

    Caroline Cox | Date: 1999

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