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The story of Nell Gwyn and the sayings of Charles the second
Cunningham, Peter (1816-1869); Drinkwater, John (1882-1937)
1927
A pleasant battle between two lap dogs of the Utopian court. Or, A dialogue between sleep and awake, jest and earnest, reality and fancy : being fought upon the new erected dog-pit, lately contrived purposely upon this occasion as aforesaid in the anti-chamber of the said court, where it was fought with great applause, satisfaction and content of the company there present: but by reason of the authors drowzy disposition, being late at night, and he inclin'd to sleep: he would crave your favorable censures of this his pains; and judg of them as you find occasion
1681
A satire on Charles II's mistresses Nell Gwyn and Louise-Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. The dogs belong respectively to "Madam G." [Nell Gwynn] and the "D. of P." [Duchess of Portsmouth]...