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PREFACE.
PREFACE.
I. mongst the Historians of the present Age, none has more justly deserv'd, neither has any acquir'd a greater Reputation than the Abbot de Vertot ; not only by this Piece, but also by the Revolutions of Sweden and of Rome, which he has since publish'd. This small History he has extracted from the [A] Writings of several French , Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian Authors, as well as from the Testimony of many Persons, who were in Lisbon at the time of the Revolution. And I believe that it will
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THE REVOLUTION OF PORTUGAL.
THE REVOLUTION OF PORTUGAL.
BOOKS Printed, and Sold, by W. Chetwood , at Cato 's- Head, Russel-street,Covent-Garden . 1. Novels, Tales, and Stories, (never printed in English before) written by that celebrated Wit of France , the Countess D'Anois , in 2 Vol. 12mo. 1. The History of Don Gabriel . 2. The Royal Ram. 3. The Story of Finetta the Cinder-Girl. 4. The Palace of Revenge. 5. The Story of Anguilletta . 6. The History of Don Ferdinand of Toledo . 7. The Story of the Yellow-Dwarf. 8. The Story of Young-and-Handsome.
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