Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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1893 text
Cutter, an old word for a rough swaggerer: hence the title of Cowley’s play. It was originally called “The Guardian,” when acted before Prince Charles at Trinity College, Cambridge, on March 12th, 1641.
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THE GUARDIAN;
A COMEDIE. [revised and named The Cutter of Coleman Street, published 1661 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Cowley#Return_to_England ]Acted before
Prince CHARLES
His HIGHNESSAt Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge^
upon the twelfth of March 1641.Written by
ABRAHAM COWLEY.London,
Printed for JOHN HOLDEN at the
Anchor in the New-Exchange,1650.
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Cutter of Coleman Street
Text available digitized in the Google book of *The complete works in verse and prose of Abraham Cowley* http://goo.gl/9AtlA