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Sigh for the pitchers: : breathed out in a personas [sic] contribution to the national humiliation the last of May, 1666. In the cities of London and Westminster, upon the near approaching engagement then expected between the English and Dutch navies. Wherewith are complicated such musings as were occasioned by a report of their actual engagement; and by observing the publike rejoycing whilst this was preparing by the author George Wither

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Publication date: Imprinted in the sad year expressed in this seasonable chronogram LorD haVe MerCIe Vpon Vs. MDCLXVI. [1666]
Call number: 147778
Creator: Wither, George (1588-1667)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 8vo
Associated people: Chew, Beverly, (1850-1924,); Lefferts, Marshall C. (1848-1928,)
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