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I'm hither come, but what d'ye think to say?
A woman's pen presents you with a play:
Who smiling told me I'd be sure to see
That once confirmed, the house would empty be.

Frances Boothby

Frances Boothby

Frances Boothby

Bio: Frances Boothby was an English playwright, the first woman to have a play produced in London; her tragicomedy Marcelia, or, The Treacherous Friend was performed by the King's Company at the Theatre Royal in 1669.

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