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Excerpt from Butler's Hudibras; Izaak Walton's Lives; Plays From Moli�re: A. D. 1663 to A. D. 1733
During the Civil War we know only that, in whatever way Butler was earning his bread, he was working at the first part of his poem; and then, and in the Commonwealth time, turning over in his mind many a couplet stored for future use. His remains show that as thoughts struck him he arranged them into complete form and kept note 01 them. It is not until immediately after the Restoration that we again learn how Butler was earning his bread. He is still found in the old calling, taking office as steward or secretary to the Earl of Carbery, Lord President of the West, at Ludlow Castle. It is the same Earl of Carbery, who, during the Commonwealth, had been, at Golden Grove by the Towey, patron and friend to Jeremy Taylor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
