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Rev. James Townley was an English dramatist, the second son of Charles Townley, a merchant.

✵ 6. May 1714 – 5. July 1778
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James Townley Quotes

“Kitty: Shikspur? Shikspur? Who wrote it? No, I never read Shikspur.
Lady Bab: Then you have an immense pleasure to come.”

James Townley

High Life below Stairs (1759), Act ii, Scene 1.

Pleasure , Reading

“From humble Port to imperial Tokay.”

James Townley

High Life below Stairs (1759), Act ii, Scene 1.

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