The Dramatick Works of Mr. George Farquhar Volume 2 by George Farquhar
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Author: George Farquhar
Page Count: 90 pages
Published Date: 13 Sep 2013
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781230182001
File size: 22 Mb
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Download Link: The Dramatick Works of Mr. George Farquhar Volume 2
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1736 edition. Excerpt: ...delightful Study, we may deduce the pleasing Harmony that is apparent in all your A(li' ens; and be assured, Sir, that a Person must be possess'd of a very diifine Soul, who is so much in love with the Entertainment of Angels. From your Encouragement of Mufick, if there be any Poetry here, it has a Claim, by the Right of Kindred, to your Favour and AffecJion. You were pleas'd to honour the Representation of this Play with your Appearance at several times, which ftatter'd my hopes that there might be something in it which your GoedNature might excuse. With the Honour I here intend for myself, I lihwise consult the Interest of my Nation, by shewing a Person that is so much a Reputation and Credit to my Country. Besides all this, I was willing to make a handsme Compliment to the Place os my Pupilage; by informing th: World that so fine a Gentleman had the Seeds of his Education in the fame Uni versity, and at thesame time with, S I R, Your most saithsul, and most humble Servant, PREFACE. TO give you the History of this Play, wou'd but cause the Reader and the Writer a Trouble to no purpose; I shall only say, that I took the hint from Fletchers Wild Goose Chafe; and to thofe who say, that I have spoil'd the Original, I wish no other Injury, but that they would say it again. As to the Success of it, I think 'tis but a kind of Cremona business, I have neither lost nor won. I pushed sairly, but the Trench were prsposiisi'J, and the Charms of Gallick Heels were too hard for an English Brain; but I am proud to own, that I have laid my Head at the Ladies Feet. The Favour was unavoidable; for we are a Nation so very toad of improving our Understanding, that the Instruction of a Play does no good, when it comes in competition with the Moral of a...
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