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VENICE PRESERVED.

A Tragedy,

IN FIVE ACTS;

BY THOMAS OTWAY.

CORRECTLY GIVEN,

AS PERFORMED AT THE THEATRES ROYAL.

With Remarks.

London:

Printed by D. S. Maurice, Fenchurch-street;

SOLD BY

T. HUGHES, 35, LUDGATE STREET, AND J. BYSH,
52, PATERNOSTER ROW;

REMARKS.

This interesting tragedy owes its plot and planto the Abbé de St. Réal's "Histoire de la Conjurationde Marquis de Bedamar," or account of theSpanish conspiracy at Venice, of which the Marquisde Bedamar, the ambassador from Spain,was a promoter. Nature and the passions arefinely touched in this play; and it continues afavorite, deprived, as it now is in representation,of that mixture of vile comedy which originallydiversified the tragic action. It has been remarked,that Belvidera is the only truly valuablecharacter; and indeed the principal fault of thisdrama seems a want of sufficient and probablemotive.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.