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Anno Etatis Of G.Vandergucht Sculp

COLLEY

Vanloo pinx.

AN

APOLOGY

For the LIFE of

COLLEY CIBBER,

COMEDIAN,

AND

Late PATENTEE of the Theatre-Royal.

With an Hiftorical View of the STAGE during his OWN TIME.

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

Hoc eft

Vivere bis, vitâ posse priore frui.

When Years no more of active Life retain,

Mart. lib. 2

'Tis Youth renew'd, to laugh them o'er again. Anonym.

The THIRD EDITION.

To which is now added,

A Short Account of the Rife and Progrefs of the ENGLISH STAGE:

ALSO,

A Dialogue on OLD PLAYS, and OLD PLAYERS.

LONDON:

Printed for R. DODSLEY in Pall-Mall.
MDCCL.

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