THE

ENGLISH PROSE
CHICAGO LIBRARY

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WITH CRITICAL INTRODUCTIONS

BY VARIOUS WRITERS

AND GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS TO EACH PERIOD

EDITED BY

HENRY CRAIK

VOL. II

SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO THE RESTORATION

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