A select collection of old plays . Vol. y. ANTHONY BREWER is faid by Winftanly to bethe Author of this Play ; but Langbaine thinks hewas not, yet gives no Reafon for his Opinion, nei-ther does he ajfign any other Author for it. It was printedin 1607, and is /aid to have been acled at Cambridge,where Oliver Cromwell perform V the Part of Ta€tus ; andthe Subject of the Play being a Conte?ition amongfl theSenfes for a Crown, it hath been foolijhly /aid by Win-ftanly, Langbaine, and the reft, to have firft infpiredhim with Ambition, Anthony Brewer was the Author ofthe Country Girl, a Comedy ; and
A select collection of old plays . Vol. y. ANTHONY BREWER is faid by Winftanly to bethe Author of this Play ; but Langbaine thinks hewas not, yet gives no Reafon for his Opinion, nei-ther does he ajfign any other Author for it. It was printedin 1607, and is /aid to have been acled at Cambridge,where Oliver Cromwell perform V the Part of Ta€tus ; andthe Subject of the Play being a Conte?ition amongfl theSenfes for a Crown, it hath been foolijhly /aid by Win-ftanly, Langbaine, and the reft, to have firft infpiredhim with Ambition, Anthony Brewer was the Author ofthe Country Girl, a Comedy ; and the Love-iick King,a Tragedy, Dramatis. Dramatis Perfonae. C Comcedus.\Tn \ Tragtedus*Mendacio, Linguas , C Odor. I , Olfatfus,Vifu I Caelum,fus, < Terra, J Hera/dry, * Color,ry n C Bacchus, Cere* J l , a Heurejis, Phantajles^s , Gujlus^s Anamneftes, Memorial Perfonae quarum mentio tan turn fit. { Pfyche,Arcajia,, The SCENE is Microcofmus in a Grove,The Time from Morning till Night. A 2 PRO- PROLOGUE. OUR Mufe defcrihes no lovers paffion,No wretched father?, no unthrifty fon :No craving fubtle vohore, or Jhamelefs bavjd)Nor fiubbom clown, or daring parafite,No lying fervant, or bold are not wanton, or have their ti?ne and places ft, hut weSad hours, and ferious fiudies, to reprieve^Have taught fevere Philofophy to fmile,The Senfes rafh contentions we compofe,And give difpleas^d ambitious Tongu e her due ;Heres all, judicious friends, accept wh
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