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NOTE.

The Story upon which 'The Palace of Truth' is founded is probably as old as the 'Arabian Nights.' 'The Princess' is a respectful parody of Mr. Tennyson's exquisite poem. It has been generally held, I believe, that if a dramatist uses the mere outline of an existing story for dramatic purposes, he is at liberty to describe his play as "original."

W. S. GILBERT

London, Nov. 18, 1875.

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