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Page 34 - GOLDSMITH (Oliver) The Vicar of Wakefield: a tale, supposed to be written by himself.
Page 54 - A most pleasant and excellent conceited Comedy, of Sir John Falstaffe and the Merry Wives of Windsor. With the swaggering vaine of Ancient Pistoll and Corporall Nym. Written by W. Shakespeare.
Page 52 - MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES COMEDIES, HISTORIES, and TRAGEDIES. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The Second Impression. (Portrait by Droeshout} LONDON, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard, 1632.
Page 43 - A Brief History of Moscovia: and Of other less-known Countries lying eastward of Russia as far as Cathay.
Page 18 - Thealma and Clearchus, a pastoral history in smooth and easie verse written long since by John Chalkhill, Esq., an acquaintant and friend of Edmund Spencer
Page 30 - FAITHORNE (William) The Art of Graveing and Etching, wherein is exprest the true way of Graveing in Copper, allso the Manner and Method of that famous Callot & Mr. Bosse, in their severall ways of Etching.
Page 56 - Othello, the Moor of Venice; a Tragedy, as it hath been divers times acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers: and now at the Theatre Royal, by His Majesty's servants.
Page 19 - And, I have also this truth to say of the author, that he was in his time a man generally known, and as well beloved; for he was humble, and obliging in his behaviour, a gentleman, a scholar, very innocent and prudent: and indeed his whole life was useful, quiet, and virtuous.
Page 33 - A / Comedy, / As it was presented by her / Majesties Servants, at the private / House in Drury Lane.
Page 52 - Cromwell. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A York-shire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine.