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The folly of witless women displayed: or, The history of haveral wives : Written by Humphrey Clinker the clashing wives' clerk being a comical conference between Maggy and Janet his two old auntas printed] to Maggy, concerning marriage with the manner she courted her husband, which began by her taking him by the twa lugs and kissing him.

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Main Author:	Clinker, Humphrey
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Edinburgh?] : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]
Subjects:	Dialogues, English > Early works to 1800. Electronic books. Dialogues.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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