| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 páginas
...fame of it was " not confined to the author only. The " perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, " became all at once the favourite of the " town; her pictures were engraved, and " fold in great numbers; her Life written, " books of letters and verfes to her pub" lifhed, and pamphlets... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 páginas
...fame of it was " not confined to the author only. The " perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, " became all at once the favourite of the " town; her pictures were engraved, and " fold in great numbers; her Life written, " books of letters and verfes to her pub" limed, and pamphlets... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 328 páginas
...employed in Tranflation at all." REMARKS. in fcreens. The perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved, and fold in great numbers, her life written, books of letters and verfes to her, pub;ifhed ; and pampblets... | |
| John Gay - 1793 - 356 páginas
...it was not confined to the author only: The f< perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, bew came all at once the favourite of the town ; her " pictures were engraved, and fold in great num" bers, " bers ; her life written, books of letters and ver" fes to her publifhed,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 páginas
...The pcrfon who aâcd /'•'••',, [Mifa Fenton, afterwards Duchcfs of Bolton] till then obfoure, became, all at once, the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved and fold in great numbers ; her life written ; books of letters and verfcs to her publifhed; and pamphlets... | |
| John Gay - 1796 - 284 páginas
...it in screens. The fame of it was not con" fined to the author only. The person who acted " PQLLY, till then obscure, became all at once " the favourite...LIFE " written, books of letters and verses to her pubVOL II. P " lished, and pamphlets made even of her sayings " and jests. Furthermore, it drove out... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 480 páginas
...screens. The person who acted Polly, till th.'n obscure, became all at onre the favourite cf'theTown ; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers;...published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jesis. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that season, the Ital/an opera, which had carried... | |
| 1796 - 500 páginas
...person v.-ho acted Polly, till th-n obscure, became all at once the favourite of the Town ; herpictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her life written, books of letters and verses toher published, and pamphlets made tven cf her sayings and jests. Furthermore, it drove out of England,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 páginas
...infans; and houfcs were furniihed withitin fcreens. The perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the Town; her pictures were engraved, and fold in great numbers i her life written, bonks of letters and .veries to her published, and pamphlets... | |
| 1797 - 420 páginas
...fame of it was not confined to the Author only, the person who acted Polly, till then obscure, being all at once the favourite of the Town; her pictures...books of letters and verses to her published, and pamplets made of her sayings and jests;* and> to crown all, after being the mother of several antyiuptial... | |
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