Reliquiae Wottonianae, or, A collection of lives, letters, poems with characters of sundry personages : and other incomparable pieces of language and art : also additional letters to several persons, not before printed / by the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wottan ...
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Reliquiae Wottonianae, or, A collection of lives, letters, poems with characters of sundry personages : and other incomparable pieces of language and art : also additional letters to several persons, not before printed / by the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wottan ...
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Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.
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London :: Printed by T. Roycroft for R. Marriott, F. Tyton, T. Collins and J. Ford,
1672.
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SIR,
FIrst, I must thank you for the fruition of your L. at life here, though it was too short. Next, for your Pictures; whereof I return one by this first Boat, and retain the other longer by your courtesie.
Thirdly, and most of all, for a promise which I receive from you by my Servant, or at least a hope, that you will send me some of your own rural Poe∣sie: That will be a nearer image of your inward self, especially when you were retired into your self. I do therefore expect it greedily by this; for I well remember to have seen some lines that flowed
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from you vvith much strength and grace. When you have any great piece of news, I pray now and then Candidus Imperti to
Your professed Servant, H. WOTTON.
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