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TO JOSEPH JEFFERSON, THE MAN OF GENIUS, THE HIGH-TONED GENTLEMAN, THE TRIED AND TRUE FRIEND,, WHOSE BRILLIANT CAREER HAS ADDED LUSTRE TO THE STAGE AND DIGNITY TO THE PROFESSION, THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
TO JOSEPH JEFFERSON, THE MAN OF GENIUS, THE HIGH-TONED GENTLEMAN, THE TRIED AND TRUE FRIEND,, WHOSE BRILLIANT CAREER HAS ADDED LUSTRE TO THE STAGE AND DIGNITY TO THE PROFESSION, THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.