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THE MERMAID SERIES.
EŠƗǵŧŠ œΏ Hĵ΄ŧƯLjŕƫ EƯƯƗǪ.
The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists.
TƒLjƽĵǪ Dŧƫƫŧǡ.
In Half-Crown Monthly Volumes uniform with the present Work.
THE MERMAID SERIES.
The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists.
The following comprise the earlier Volumes of the series:—
MARLOWE. Edited by Hĵ΄ŧƯLjŕƫ EƯƯƗǪ. With a General Introduction by J. A. SΏƽLjƿŠǪ.
MASSINGER. Edited by AǡǵƒǼǡ SΏƽLjƿǪ.
MIDDLETON. With an Introduction by A. C. S΅ƗƿœǼǡƿŧ.
BEAUMONT ĵƿŠ FLETCHER (2 vols.). Edited by J. Sǵ. LLjŧ
SǵǡĵŕƒŧΏ.
CONGREVE. Edited by AƯŧΎĵƿŠŧǡ C. E΅ĵƯŠ.
DEKKER. Edited by EǡƿŧǪǵ RƒΏǪ.
NERO ĵƿŠ Ljǵƒŧǡ ǙƯĵΏǪ. Edited by H. P. HLjǡƿŧ, etc.
WEBSTER & CYRIL TOURNEUR. Edited by J. A. SΏƽLjƿŠǪ.
SHIRLEY. Edited by EŠƽǼƿŠ GLjǪǪŧ.
BEN JONSON (2 vols.). Edited by C. H. HŧǡżLjǡŠ.
OTWAY. Edited by the Hon. RLjŠŧƿ NLjŧƯ.
THOMAS HEYWOOD. Edited by J. A. SΏƽLjƿŠǪ.
FORD. Edited by Hĵ΄ŧƯLjŕƫ EƯƯƗǪ.
ARDEN OF FEVERSHAM, and other Plays attributed to SƒĵƫŧǪǙŧĵǡŧ.
Edited by AǡǵƒǼǡ SΏƽLjƿǪ.
THE FORTUNE PLAYHOUSE.
Golden Lane, Erected 1622.
From a View Taken in 1811.
The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists.
THOMAS DEKKER
EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES,
BΏ EǡƿŧǪǵ RƒΏǪ.
“I lie and dream of your full Mermaid wine.”—Beaumont.
UNEXPURGATED EDITION.
LONDON:
VIZETELLY & CO., 42, CATHERINE ST., STRAND.
1887.
“What things have we seen
Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been
So nimble, and so full of subtle flame,
As if that every one from whence they came
Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,
And had resolved to live a fool the rest
Of his dull life.”
Master Francis Beaumont to Ben Jonson.
“Souls of Poets dead and gone,
What Elysium have ye known,
Happy field or mossy cavern,
Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?”
Keats.
LONDON:
BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
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