Prologue written by Samuel Johnson and spoken by David Garrick at a benefit-performance of Comus, April 1750.
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Description

Main Author

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925.

Subjects

Foster, Elizabeth Clarke, > Foster, Elizabeth Clarke, / -1754
Foster, Elizabeth Clarke, > Foster, Elizabeth Clarke, / -1754.
Milton, John, > Milton, John, / 1608-1674. > Milton, John, / 1608-1674. / Comus
Comus (Milton, John)

Note

"Five hundred copies printed."
With reproduction of original t.-p.: A new prologue spoken by Mr Garrick, Thursday, April 5, 1750. At the representation of Comus, for the benefit of Mrs Elizabeth Foster Milton's grand-daughter, and only surviving descendant. London: J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1750.
The Postscript written by Johnson for William Lauder's "Essay on Milton's use and imitation of the moderns, in his Paradise lost," is appended.

Physical Description

[6], 5, [xii]-xiii, [2] p. 34 cm.

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