ty witty Nell," was
always delighted to see her, and constantly praises her excellent
acting. Cunningham states that had the King lived he would have created
her Countess of Greenwich, and his dying wish to his brother,
afterwards James II., was: "Do not let poor Nelly starve."

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STAUFFER (Frank H.). The Queer, The Quaint, The Quizzical. A Cabinet
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"Oddities and wonders,
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With philosophy in streaks"

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