The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and Haymarket ...Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 - 341 páginas |
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... honours of preservation , the authority for eulogium may be called in question . The author's first drama was performed in 1692 , when he was no more than twenty - one years of age . The stage was the sphere in which his genius was 6 ...
... honours of preservation , the authority for eulogium may be called in question . The author's first drama was performed in 1692 , when he was no more than twenty - one years of age . The stage was the sphere in which his genius was 6 ...
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... honours of the name , recall the stage of Athens , and be allowed the force of open honest satire . Val . You are as inveterate against our poets , as if your character had been lately exposed upon the stage . - Nay , I am not violently ...
... honours of the name , recall the stage of Athens , and be allowed the force of open honest satire . Val . You are as inveterate against our poets , as if your character had been lately exposed upon the stage . - Nay , I am not violently ...
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... honour I don't know whether she be a man or woman ; but by the smoothness of her chin , and roundness of her hips . Scand . No ! Tatt . No. Scand . She says otherwise . Tatt . Impossible ! Scand . Yes , faith . Ask Valentine else . Tatt ...
... honour I don't know whether she be a man or woman ; but by the smoothness of her chin , and roundness of her hips . Scand . No ! Tatt . No. Scand . She says otherwise . Tatt . Impossible ! Scand . Yes , faith . Ask Valentine else . Tatt ...
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... , are you here too ? Oh , Mr. Tattle , every thing is safe with you , we know . Scand . Tattle ! Tatt . Mum- honour . -O madam , you do me too much Val . Well , Lady Galloper , how does Angelica SCENE 1. ] 23 LOVE FOR LOVE .
... , are you here too ? Oh , Mr. Tattle , every thing is safe with you , we know . Scand . Tattle ! Tatt . Mum- honour . -O madam , you do me too much Val . Well , Lady Galloper , how does Angelica SCENE 1. ] 23 LOVE FOR LOVE .
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... honour ? Mrs. For . Mr. Tattle might have used less cere- mony ! [ Exeunt MRS . FRAIL , MRS . FORESIght , and TATTLE . Scand . Jeremy , follow Tattle . [ Exit JEREMY ? Ang . Mr. Scandal , I only stay till my maid comes , and because I ...
... honour ? Mrs. For . Mr. Tattle might have used less cere- mony ! [ Exeunt MRS . FRAIL , MRS . FORESIght , and TATTLE . Scand . Jeremy , follow Tattle . [ Exit JEREMY ? Ang . Mr. Scandal , I only stay till my maid comes , and because I ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Alcanor Almeria ALONZO Alphonso Angelica behold Bellamy better Body o'me canst Clar Clarinda COVENT GARDEN d'ye daughter dear death devil dost thou DRURY LANE Enter JEREMY Epictetus Exeunt Exit JEREMY eyes faith father fear Foresight fortune Frank Frankly Garcia give hand hear heart Heav'n Heli honour hope husband Jacintha King kiss lady Laura look lord Love for Love Lucetta madam Mahomet marry matter mean Mecca Mirvan Miss mistress never night o'er Osmond Osmyn Palm Palmira passion Phar PHARON poor pow'r rage Ranger rogue Scand Scandal SCENE secret Sicily Siffredi Sigismunda Sir Sampson slave soul speak Strict Strictland Tancred Tatt Tattle tell THEATRES ROYAL thee there's thing thou art thou hast thought Trapl tyrant Valentine virtue what's woman Zaph Zaphna Zara
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Página 4 - Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
Página 19 - And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Página 29 - I'll swear you are a nuisance to the neighbourhood. — What a bustle did you keep against the last invisible eclipse, laying in provision, as...
Página 83 - Here take your young mistress, and lock her up presently, till farther orders from me. — Not a word, hussy. Do what I bid you; no reply; away! And bid Robin make ready to give an account of his plate and linen, d'ye hear : begone when I bid you. Mrs. Fore. What is the matter, husband? Fore. Tis not convenient to tell you now.
Página 32 - What, I warrant my son thought nothing belonged to a father but forgiveness and affection ; no authority, no correction, no arbitrary power; nothing to be done, but for him to offend, and me to pardon. I warrant you, if he danced till doomsday, he thought I was to pay the piper.
Página 11 - If your younger brother should come from sea, he'd never look upon you again. You're undone, sir, you're ruined, you won't have a friend left in the world if you turn poet.
Página 52 - O my son ! from the blind dotage Of a father's fondness these ills arose; For thee I've been ambitious, base, and bloody: For thee I've...
Página 84 - I'm sure it is as I tell you. Scand. 'Sdeath ! it is a jest. I can't believe it. Ben. Look you, friend ; it is nothing to me, whether you believe it or no. What I say is true, d'ye see; they are married, or just going to be married, I know not which.
Página 52 - I'll speak sooner than you should believe that; and I'll speak truth, though one should always tell a lie to a man ; and I don't care, let my father do what he will ; I'm too big to be...
Página 78 - I asked your advice for a husband, and you are giving me your consent. — I was indeed thinking to propose something like it in jest, to satisfy you about Valentine: for if a match were seemingly carried on between you and me, it would oblige him...