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BNL.770.097
20 Dec 1770:32 (3507)
The public being desirous of seeing the piece that was stuck
up at the door of the Town-House, for which a proclamation
has been issued . . . [2 lines] ". . . we are told (said the
paper) was taken verbatim from a play called Venice
Preserved, and that Mr. Otway was actually the author of
it," We shall insert a copy of that that was posted up,
and also the lines from Otway, whereby our readers may judge
for themselves.
To see the sufferings of my fellow-townsmen, and own my self
a man: to see the Court cheat the injured people with a shew
of justice, which we ne'er can taste of; . . . [7 lines]
[rule]
From Otway's Venice Preserved: or a Plot Discover'd.
Act 1. Scene 1.
To see the sufferings of my fellow creatures,
And own myself a man: To see our senators
Cheat the deluded people with a shew
Of Liberty, which yet they ne'er must taste of;
. . . [9 lines]
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