The gentleman-apothecary: being a late and true story / turned out of French [by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Anon].

  • De Villiers
Date:
1670
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Credit: The gentleman-apothecary: being a late and true story / turned out of French [by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    sR I Ree LE he Henticmaw Apothecary. «2 ask leave, favours too much of vanity, and oftentation , in publifhing the mat- ter before-hand ; and it proves, many times but a vain pretence to what we are never able to compafs. Nay, fur- ther, fays he, Iris {till more generous for a man to conceal himfelf, not only in the doing of a fervice, but, ifit may be, even for ever after the fervice is done. That’s no more, {ays Araminte, than I looked for ; and you [ball do very well te make your felf one of the conceal- ed number : For the fervice here in quefli- on is of a quality that better deferwes a Re- prehenfion than a Recompence. The {er- vice, Madam, which I have done you ({ays Timante) is doubtlefs a very extravagant kind of fervice , if it be as you render it; and that he who has done it is a ftranger toithimfeli Be fo good, I befeech you, as to mind me of it; give me but fome hint chat ] may underftand it , and I do aflure you, when I come once to know it, I thall not be fo mealy-mouth’d as to dif own it, (This, he forelaw, would put her to a puzale ; and finding her ata | _ Jofs.)
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