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AN EPISTLE: 1726 by MATTHEW PRIOR

First Line: I PRAY, GOOD LADY HARLEY, LET JONATHAN KNOW
Last Line: ELKANAH SETTLE.
Subject(s): HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEES; PRAYER; SERVANTS; DOMESTICS; MAIDS;

I PRAY, good Lady Harley, let Jonathan know,
How long you intend to live incognito.
Your humble servant,
ELKANAH SETTLE.



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