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Walton , who had known the writer , says of him : ' And I have also this truth to say
of the author , that he was in his time a man generally known and as well belov'd ;
for he was humble and obliging in his behaviour , a gentleman , a scholar ...
Walton , who had known the writer , says of him : ' And I have also this truth to say
of the author , that he was in his time a man generally known and as well belov'd ;
for he was humble and obliging in his behaviour , a gentleman , a scholar ...
Page 145
In the Prologue to his Thyestes , a Tragedy , " 1681 , he says , to spite the critics :
“ You upstart Sectaries of wit cry down What has for twenty ages ... No matter
where , we'l say y'have excellent sence , If you will please to let us get your pence
.
In the Prologue to his Thyestes , a Tragedy , " 1681 , he says , to spite the critics :
“ You upstart Sectaries of wit cry down What has for twenty ages ... No matter
where , we'l say y'have excellent sence , If you will please to let us get your pence
.
Page 185
At the end of the play Nell Gwyn in this character , lying 6 dead ” on the Stage ,
the bearers . come to carry her off , she says to one of them :“ Hold , are you mad
? You damn'd confounded dog I am to rise and speak the Epilogue . ' Curll says ...
At the end of the play Nell Gwyn in this character , lying 6 dead ” on the Stage ,
the bearers . come to carry her off , she says to one of them :“ Hold , are you mad
? You damn'd confounded dog I am to rise and speak the Epilogue . ' Curll says ...
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| Title | English Literature & Printing from the 15th to the 18th Century ... Part 1 of English Literature & Printing from the 15th to the 18th Century, Maggs Bros |
| Author | Maggs Bros |
| Publisher | Courier Press, 1926 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 2 Apr 2009 |
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