The origin of the English drama , illustrated in its various species, Viz. Mystery, Morality, Tragedy, and Comedy, by specimens from our earliest writers: with explanatory notes by Thomas Hawkins, M. A. of Magdalene College, Oxford.

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Hawkins, Thomas, 1729 or 30-1772.

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The origin of the English drama , illustrated in its various species, Viz. Mystery, Morality, Tragedy, and Comedy, by specimens from our earliest writers: with explanatory notes by Thomas Hawkins, M. A. of Magdalene College, Oxford.