Epilogue by David Garrick for Master Ernst [manuscript], [1767].

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Epilogue by David Garrick for Master Ernst [manuscript], [1767].

Spoken before the Earl of Chesterfield and a private party at Dr. Dodd's after the performance by two young gentlemen of some scenes from Shakespeare ...

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