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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE {Both in Blood and Virtue)

AND MOST ACCOMPLISHED LADY,

MARY, COUNTESS OF DORSET, f.ADY GOVERNESS

TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS CHARLES, PRINCE OF

GREAT BRITAIN, AND JAMES, DUKE OF YORK.

Excellent Lady, I present these tapers to

name

5

blasts

of censure.

ful

where,

I

burn under the

safe protection

It

is

a small part

of that abundant service which

heart oweth to your incomparable goodness.

your acceptance, which shall be nothing

make

of your honourable

presume, they stand secure irom the damps of ignorance, and

Be

pleased to

but what your

my

honour

own

Madam, Ladyship's

Most humble

it

with

esteem skill

it.

Your

thank-

servant,

Fran. Quarles.


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