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Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side.
EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY
Founded 1906 by J. M. Dent (d. 1926) Edited by Ernest Rhys (d. 1946)
No. 856
FICTION
SHORTER NOVELS INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY PHILIP HENDERSON · IN 3 VOLS. VOL. 3 · EIGHTEENTH CENTURY