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2、bemorebecomingthathonourandesteemwhichI,witheverybodywhoissofortunateastoknowyou,haveforyou.Ithadyourcountenancewhenyetunknown;andnowitismadepublic,itwantsyourprotection.IwouldnothaveanybodyimaginethatIthinkthisplaywithoutitsfaults,forIamconsciousofseveral.IconfessIdesigned(whatev
3、ervanityorambitionoccasionedthatdesign)tohavewrittenatrueandregularcomedy,butIfounditanundertakingwhichputmeinmindofSUDETMULTUM,FRUSTRAQUELABORETAUSUSIDEM.Andnow,tomakeamendsforthevanityofsuchadesign,Idoconfessboththeattemptandtheimperfectperformance.YetImusttaketheboldnesstosayIh
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6、em;andwhosegoodnature,likethatofalover,willfindoutthosehiddenbeauties(ifthereareanysuch)whichitwouldbegreatimmodestyformetodiscover.IthinkIdon'tspeakimproperlywhenIcallyouaLOVERofpoetry;foritisverywellknownshehasbeenaverykindmistresstoyou:shehasnotdenied2THEDOUBLE-DEALER--ACOMEDYy
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8、chhavebeenmadetoit,forIwasconscio
