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The Coquette; or, the History of Eliza Wharton; a Novel; Founded on Fact was first published in Boston by Samuel Etheridge for Ebenezer Larkin in 1797. This edition was prepared for students at the City University of New York. It is offered under a Creative Commons license under which the edition may freely read, shared, and edited.

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