A farrago of several pieces being a supplement to his poems, characters, heroick pourtraits, letters, and other discourses formerly published by him / newly written by Richard Flecknoe.
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- A farrago of several pieces being a supplement to his poems, characters, heroick pourtraits, letters, and other discourses formerly published by him / newly written by Richard Flecknoe.
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- Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?
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- London :: Printed for the author,
- 1666.
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"A farrago of several pieces being a supplement to his poems, characters, heroick pourtraits, letters, and other discourses formerly published by him / newly written by Richard Flecknoe." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39714.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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To Her Grace MARGARET Duchess of Newcastle.
MADAM,
THE Stork (they say) in sign of Gratitude, leaves alwayes some of its young to the house where it builds its Nest. This Gratitude I strive to imitate in these Pieces of mine, made (most of them) under your Graces Roof at Welbeck: And if I appear too presumptuous to De∣dicate so little and worthless a Work as this, to your Grace, who
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writes so Great and Worthy Ones, I hope in your Good∣ness, Madam, you will pardon me; for to whom should the Little flye for Protection, but to the Great? And the worthless, but to the Worthy, to dignifie and ho∣nor them? Accept then, Madam, I beseech you, this small Acknow∣ledgement of his Infinite Obliga∣tion unto your Grace, who shall rather dye; than not live
Your Graces most humbly devoted Servant, Richard Flecknoe.