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Excerpt from The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher, Vol. 1 of 10: Containing the Maid's Tragedy; Philaster, or Love Lies a Bleeding; A King and No King; And the Scornful Lady The Falje One is one of thol'e Plays that is more dubious as to its Authors. The Prologue (peaks of them in the Plural Number and 'tis probable that Beaumont aflified in the latter Part of it, but I believe not much in the two firll Aéts, as thel'e are fo very much taken from Lucan, and the Obfervation of Beaumone's not indulging himfelf in foch Li berties holds good in all the Plays in which he is known to have had the largcfl Share. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Dramatic Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Vol. 2 of 10: Containing, Custom of the Country; Elder Brother; Spanish Curate; Wit Without Money; Beggars' Bush And it is likewife mentioned in a comedy of more recent date, called the Rump, or Mirrour of the Times (by John Tatham, printed in 166c). A Frenchman is introduced at the bonfires made for the burning of the Rumps and. Catching hold of Pnfcrlla, Mrs. Lam bert's waiting woman, Will oblige her to dance, and orders the muhe to play Fortune my foe.' Tbe'obald. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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