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THE PALATINE ANTHOLOGY. An extensive Collection of Ancient Poems and Ballads relating to Cheshire and Lancashire; to which is added the "Palatine Garland."
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The LITERATURE of the SIXTEENTH and SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES, illustrated by Reprints of very rare Tracts.
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CONTENTS:—Harry White his Humour, set forth by M.P.—Comedie of the two Italian Gentlemen—Tailor's Travels from London to the Isle of Wight, 1648—Wyll Bucke his Testament—The Booke of Merry Riddles, 1629—Comedie of All for Money, 1578—Wine, Beere, Ale, and Tobacco, 1630—Johnson's New Booke of New Conceites 1630—Love's Garland, 1624.
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