Excerpt from The Works of His Grace George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing His Plays and Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, With Explanatory Notes, and Memoirs of the Author There is a peculiar propriety in in? {cribing to you the works of Villiers Duke of Buckingham, that zealous reformer of the Englilh fiage; what his laughing and poignant fatire began, the juf'tnefs of your example has accomplifhed; and while fenfe and nature adorn the vyritings of our dra matic authors, they are frequently height ened by 'your unrivalled excellence in acting. 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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