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TO WILLIAM BODHAM DONNE, ESQ. HER MAJESTY'S LICENSER OF PLAYS, C^is math IS INSCRIBED AS A RECOGNITION OP HIS MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DRAMATIC CRITICISM, CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP, AND GENERAL LITERATURE; AND AS A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT MORAL WORTH, THE GENUINE COURTESY, AND THE UNAFFECTED KINDNESS, WHICH HAVE ENDEARED HIM TO MANY SINCERE FRIENDS. ♦