Memoirs of Mr. John Tobin ...Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820 - 444 páginas |
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... tion in the public from their once fa- vourite pursuit , but to suggest feasible and efficient remedies for the grow- ing evil . To the countrymen of Shake- speare it can never be an object of indif- ference , to preserve in a national ...
... tion in the public from their once fa- vourite pursuit , but to suggest feasible and efficient remedies for the grow- ing evil . To the countrymen of Shake- speare it can never be an object of indif- ference , to preserve in a national ...
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... During the vacations he was observed to take no interest in gardening , and to shew little ambition for the reputa- tion of a keen sportsman : his favourite recreation was angling , which he could pursue without effort B 4 7.
... During the vacations he was observed to take no interest in gardening , and to shew little ambition for the reputa- tion of a keen sportsman : his favourite recreation was angling , which he could pursue without effort B 4 7.
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... tion the boys who had been so often the companions of his rural walks , and the partners of his Christmas festivities . This happy reunion was , however , but the prelude to future separation : the three eldest sons were rapidly ...
... tion the boys who had been so often the companions of his rural walks , and the partners of his Christmas festivities . This happy reunion was , however , but the prelude to future separation : the three eldest sons were rapidly ...
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... a taste for desultory reading . His early predilec- tion for satire was confirmed by the con- versation of professional associates ; and thus was he led to waste his time and talents in ungraceful efforts to lash the vices and follies 20.
... a taste for desultory reading . His early predilec- tion for satire was confirmed by the con- versation of professional associates ; and thus was he led to waste his time and talents in ungraceful efforts to lash the vices and follies 20.
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... tion that overweening passion for sound and spectacle , in a country which possesses no national music , and among a people gene- rally destitute of the aptitudes for musical excellence . He conceived , however , that it might not be ...
... tion that overweening passion for sound and spectacle , in a country which possesses no national music , and among a people gene- rally destitute of the aptitudes for musical excellence . He conceived , however , that it might not be ...
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Memoirs of Mr. John Tobin, author of The Honey-moon J. Tobin,E. Ogilvy Benger Vista previa limitada - 1820 |
MEMOIRS OF MR JOHN TOBIN John 1770-1804 Tobin,E. (Elizabeth) 1778-1827 Benger,Antonio De 1610-1686 La Gitani Solis Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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Página 137 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Página 135 - By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock. Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster, with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave. While in the meantime two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers, and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field?
Página 135 - ... then, we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock. Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave ; while, in the meantime, two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers, and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field...
Página 138 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! Heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that might warrant be For the whole City to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd ; and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone...
Página 137 - Methinks the little wit I had is lost Since I saw you! For wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid!
Página 135 - Now ye shall have three ladies walk to gather flowers, and then we must believe the stage to be a garden. By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock.
Página 128 - ... design ; and in the manner of executing it, the appropriate nature and pleasantry of the sentiments, and the flowing and frequently poetical diction of the author, the sterling merit of the play consists. The plan of the fable is so far from new that it appears to be an absolute imitation of Shakspeare, not only in the characters of the Duke and Juliana, who are literally Catherine and Petruchio drawn in a different point of view, but of Zamora, who is as truly a transcript of Viola in Twelfth...
Página 57 - ... on each other, and made to move in such a manner on a single hinge, that at the end of the play, they were wheeled round with all the spectators within them, and formed together into one circus, in which combats of gladiators were exhibited. In the pleasure of the eyes that of the ears was altogether lost ; rope dancers and white elephants were preferred to every dramatic entertainment...
Página 9 - Myself was once a student, and indeed, Fed with the self-same humour he is now, Dreaming on nought but idle poetry, That fruitless and unprofitable art, Good unto none, but least to the professors; Which then I thought the mistress of all knowledge: But since, time and the truth have waked my judgment.
Página 131 - ... half-blown rose stuck in thy braided hair, With no more diamonds than those eyes are made of. No deeper rubies than compose thy lips, Nor pearls more precious than inhabit them, With the pure red and white, which that same hand Which blends the rainbow mingles in thy cheeks: This well-proportioned form (think not I flatter).