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— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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BOOKSELLERS' ADDRESS.

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Ben Jonson·1572–1637
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FOLIO 1679.) COUETEOUS READER, 1 HE first edition of these plays in this volume having found that accept*ance as to give us encouragement to make a second impression, we werevery desirous they might come forth as correct as might be: And we werevery opportunely informed of a copy which an ingenious and worthygentleman had taken the pains (or rather the pleasure) to read over;wherein he had all along corrected' several faults (some very gross) whichhad crept in by the frequent imprinting of them. His corrections werethe more to be valued, because he had an intimacy with both our authors,and had been a spectator pf most of them when they were acted in theirlife-time. This therefore we resolved to purchase at any rate ; and ac-cordingly with no small cost obtained it. From the same hand also wereceivea several prologues and epilogues, with the songs appertaining toeach play, which were not in the former edition, but are now inserted intheir proper places. Besides, in this edition you have the addition of nofewer than seventeen plays more than were in the former, which we havetaken the pains and care to collect, and print out of quarto in this volume,which for distinction sake are marked with a star in the catalogue of themfacing the first page of the book. And whereas in several of the playsthere were wanting the name? of the persons represented therein, in tHisedition you have them allprefixed, with their qualities; which will be agreat ease to the reader. Tnus every way perfect and complete have you,<all both tragedies and comedies that were ever writ by our authors, a pairof the greatest wits and most ingenious poets of their age; from whoseworth we should but detract by our most studied commendations. If our care and endeavours to do our authors right (in an incorruptand genuine edition of their works) and thereby to gratify and oblige thereader, be but requited with a suitable entertainment, we shall be en-rcouraged to bring Ben Jonson's two volumes into on^, and publish themin this form; and also- to reprint Old Shakespeare; Both which are de*signed b^ yours, Ready to serve you, John Martyn,Henry HerringmaNiIlicHARD Mariot* ' He had all along corrected, 5cc.] NotwithstandiDg this boast, in many plays, tlie fi^tibUo is more correct than the second. PREFACE PREFACE*.
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