The Comedies of William Congreve: Love for love. The way of the world |
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Oh , prayers will be said in empty churches at the usual hours . Yet you will see such zealous faces behind counters , as if religion were to be sold in every shop . Oh , things will go methodically in the city : the clocks will strike ...
Oh , prayers will be said in empty churches at the usual hours . Yet you will see such zealous faces behind counters , as if religion were to be sold in every shop . Oh , things will go methodically in the city : the clocks will strike ...
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Angelica aunt believe better Body bring brother comes confess cousin dear don't face FAIN Fainall faith father fellow FOIB Foible fool FORE Foresight fortune FRAIL give gone hand hast hate hear heart hold honour hope husband I'll JERE JEREMY keep LADY ladyship leave LIBRARY live look Lord lover madam marry Marwood matter mean MILLA MINC mind MIRA Mirabell MISS morning nature never night obliged once passion person Petulant play poor Pray pretty reason SCAN Scandal SCENE secret servant Sir Rowland SIR SAMP Sir Sampson SIR WIL Sir Wilfull sister speak stay sure talk TATT Tattle tell thee there's thing thou thought told town true truth turn uncle understand UNIVERSITY Valentine WAIT what's wife Witwoud woman young
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Página 184 - Sunday in a new chariot, to provoke eyes and whispers; and then never to be seen there together again; as if we were proud of one another the first week, and ashamed of one another ever after.
Página 194 - If you do, I protest I must recede — or think that I have made a prostitution of decorums, but in the vehemence of compassion, and to save the life of a person of so much importance WAIT.
Página 149 - Why do we daily commit disagreeable and dangerous actions? To save that idol, reputation. If the familiarities of our loves had produced that consequence of which you were apprehensive, where could you have fixed a father's name with credit, but on a husband? I knew Fainall to be a man lavish of his morals, an interested and professing friend, a false and a designing lover...
Página 92 - ll be married in the dead of night. But say not a word. Hymen shall put his torch into a dark lanthorn, that it may be secret; and Juno shall give her peacock poppy-water, that he may fold his ogling tail, and Argus's hundred eyes be shut, ha ! Nobody shall know but Jeremy.
Página 138 - Wit. Ha, ha, ha! I had a mind to see how the rogue would come off. Ha, ha, ha ! Gad, I can't be angry with him, if he had said they were my mother and my sisters.
Página 152 - O ay, letters— I had letters— I am persecuted with letters— I hate letters— nobody knows how to write letters, and yet one has "em, one does not know why. They serve one to pin up one's hair.
Página 158 - I have no more patience. - If I have not fretted myself till I am pale again, there's no veracity in me. Fetch me the red - the red, do you hear, sweetheart? An arrant ash colour, as I'ma person.
Página 181 - But I hope, after a time, I shall break my mind — that is, upon further acquaintance. — So for the present, cousin, I'll take my leave. If so be you'll be so kind to make my excuse, I'll return to my company MRS.
Página 95 - My friend ? what to do ? I am no married man, and thou canst not lie with my wife ; I am very poor, and thou canst not borrow money of me ; then what employment have I for a friend ? Tat.
Página 133 - Not always; but as often as his memory fails him, and his commonplace of comparisons. He is a fool with a good memory, and some few scraps of other folks' wit. He is one whose conversation can never be approved, yet it is now and then to be endured. He has indeed one good quality, he is not exceptious; for he so passionately affects the reputation of understanding raillery, that he will construe an affront into a jest; and call downright rudeness and ill language, satire and fire.
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| Título | The Comedies of William Congreve: Love for love. The way of the world English classics Volumen2 de The Comedies of William Congreve, William Congreve |
| Autor | William Congreve |
| Editor | Methuen, 1895 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 16 Nov. 2007 |
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