...the stage. Our women are defective, and so siz'd, You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd: For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen; With bone so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call DESDEMONA, enter GIANT. * Jordan's «Royal Arbour...

...stage. " Our women are defective, and so siz'd, " You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd : " For, to speak truth, men act, that are between " Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; " With bone so large, and nerve so incompliant, " When you call Desdemona, enter Giant.— " We shall purge...

...THEATRES " Our women are defective, and so siz'd, You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd ; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bones so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call Desdemona, enter Giant." The following passage...

...adoption :— " Our women are defective, and »o siz'd, You'd think they were some of the guard disgu'u'd; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen; With bones so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call Desdemmia, enter Giant." The following passage...

...absurdity. You'd think they were some of the guard disguised , ' Our women are defective, and so sized, For to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty...so large, and nerve so uncompliant, When you call Desdemono—enter Giani.* Yet at the time the absurd custom prevailed,Tom Nash, Ш his Pierce Pennilesse,...

...the stage. Our women are defective, and so siz'd. You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd : For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bone so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call Dtttlrmona. enter Giant.— We shall purge every...

...personated Macheath ; mid she and many other ladies have represented the character of Don Giovani. " Our women are defective, and so sized, ' You'd think they were some of the guurd rtisguis'd ; For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen...

...the tragedy called the Moor of Venice." From this composition we extract the following lines : — " Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think...between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bone so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call Desdemona — enter giant !" The lady-performer...

...for that purpose. Afterward Mrs. Betterton came forth in propria persona, and likewise Nell Gwyne. " Our women are defective, and so sized, You'd think...brows so large and nerve so uncompliant. When you call Desdemona—enter giant." Several plays were produced of the lewdest description, played by women....

...the stage. Our women are defective, and so siz'd, You'd think they were some of the guard disguis'd : For, to speak truth, men act, that are between Forty and fifty, wenches of fifteen ; With bone so large, and nerve so incompliant, When you call Desdemona, enter giant.— We shall purge every...