Two woman may "with equal Ardor assure [themselves] of the Empire of a [man's] heart
Melicerta, An Heroic Pastoral
At least 3 entries in ESTC (1739, 1748, 1755).<br>
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Trans. Henry Baker and James Miller, <u>The Works of Moliere, French and English</u>, 10 vols. (London: Printed by and for John Watts, 1739). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW109722844&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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The text seems to be very close to that of John Ozell's translation of Moliere's <u>Works</u> in 1714. Compare <u>The Works of Monsieur De Moliere. In Six Volumes.</u> (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-Keys, between the Two Temple-Gates, in Fleet Street, 1714). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW111395951&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;