The country–wife : [a comedy, acted at the Theatre Royal, 1675] / written by Mr. [William] Wycherley

Name: The country–wife : [a comedy, acted at the Theatre Royal, 1675] / written by Mr. [William] Wycherley
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Wycherley, William, 1640-1716

The country–wife : [a comedy, acted at the Theatre Royal, 1675] / written by Mr. [William] Wycherley

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Authors: Wycherley, William, 1640-1716

Date of publication: 1969

Type: Text

Language(s): English

OTA identifier: ota:1781

Collection(s): OTA Core Collection

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<text>
<front>
<titlePage>
<docTitle><titlePart type=main>The Country-Wife, </titlePart>
<titlePart type=sub>a Comedy, Acted at the Theatre Royal</titlePart>
<byLine>Written by
<docAuthor>Mr. <hi>Wycherley</hi>.</docAuthor></byLine>
<epigraph lang=LAT>
<lg type=frag><l>Indignor quicquam reprehendi, non quia crass&egrave;
<l>Compositum illepid&eacute;ve putetur, sed quia nuper:
<l>Nec veniam Antiquis, sed honorem &amp; pr&aelig;mia possi.
</lg><bibl>Horat.</bibl></epigraph>
<docImprint>
LONDON, Printed for <name>Thomas Dring</name>, at the 
<hi>Harrow</hi>. at the Corner of
<hi>Chancery-Lane</hi> in <hi>Fleet-street</hi>. 1675.
</docImprint>
</titlePage>
<div type=prologue>
<head>PROLOGUE, spoken by Mr <hi>Hart.</hi></head>
<l>Poets like Cudgel'd Bullys, never do</l>
<l>At first, or second blow, submit to you;</l>
<l>But will provoke you still, and ne're have done,</l>
<l>Till you are weary first, with laying on:</l>
<l>The late so basted Scribler of this day,</l . . .

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