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Collertion of English Literature. 
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This Colleetion will contain the best works of the 
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; 4 careful selection will be made from the works of 
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losophy, Morals, Polities, Eloquence, Poetry, and the 
Drama; and will also include the Novelists of distin- 
guished merit. It will thus constitute a complete gal- 
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BRARY, printed in a superior style, uniform in size, 
type, and paper, and at a very moderate price. 
Many of the earlier authors therein included have 
become extremely rare. They exist only in old editions, 
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inconvenient in size, badly printed, and on inferior pa- 
per. They are not to be procured by persons residing 
on the Continent without much difficulty, delay and 
expense. 
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respeets to the elegant edition now offered, cannot be 
obtained at less than double the price; and there is al- 
ways great delay in procuring them from England. 
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to subseribe for the whole, 
LIST OF AUTHORS. 
Chaucer’s select Works 1 vol. 
Donne’s select Poems .... 
Gower’s select Poems .......:. . 1 901 
Howanp's (Henry, Earl of Surrey) Poe 
Wrarr's (Sir Thonias) Poem 
SPENSER’S (Edm.) Poems . 2... „„ Non 
Morr’s (Sir Thonlas, Lord Chancellor) 
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RarrıcH’s (Sir W alter) paket W 3 0 1 vol. 
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Stpxkxes (Sir Philip) e and N \ 
Bacon (Lord Chancellor). His Novum Or- 
ganum, with his Works in English (excep- Sale, 
ting his unfinished Works on Natural Hi- 
story, his treatises on Theology and Law). 
SHAKSPEARE’S Works, with the most appro- vol 
ved Commentaries and Notes | d2vols. 
Jonson’s (Ben) select Works. 1 vol. 
BEAUMoNT and FLETCHER’S select Works. 2 vols. 
Hoeges on Government and Moralss . 
Sıpsey’s (Algernon) seleet Works | 1 vol. 
Burter’s (Samuel) poetical Works... 2vols. 
CLARENDoN’s (Lord) Works... S vols. 
MiLroN's poetical Works. 2vols. 
Cowrey’s (Abr.) select Works. 
Prıor’s (Mat.) select Works. 9 1 vol. 
WallER's select Works 
Tayıor’s (Jeremy) select Works. 2vols. 
TBurLz's (Sir Wm.) select Works... 1 vol. 
Drypen’s poetical Works . I Vol. 
