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Page 64
... Earl of Warwick , was confined , during one period of his eventful life , to rumi- nate at leisure on his farther schemes of ambition . And here , too , Eleanor , the haughty wife of the good Duke of Gloucester , pined out in seclusion ...
... Earl of Warwick , was confined , during one period of his eventful life , to rumi- nate at leisure on his farther schemes of ambition . And here , too , Eleanor , the haughty wife of the good Duke of Gloucester , pined out in seclusion ...
Page 65
... Earl of Derby , who had that moment sate down to a breakfast com- posed of various sorts of fish . " Welcome , most imperial Julian , " he said ; " welcome to our royal fortress ; in which , as yet , we are not like to be starved with ...
... Earl of Derby , who had that moment sate down to a breakfast com- posed of various sorts of fish . " Welcome , most imperial Julian , " he said ; " welcome to our royal fortress ; in which , as yet , we are not like to be starved with ...
Page 66
... Earl . hear old stories about the Tynwald laws , and the contending rights of the lords and the clergy , and all the rest of that Celtic barbarism , which , like Burgesse's thorough - paced doctrine , enters at one ear , paces through ...
... Earl . hear old stories about the Tynwald laws , and the contending rights of the lords and the clergy , and all the rest of that Celtic barbarism , which , like Burgesse's thorough - paced doctrine , enters at one ear , paces through ...
Page 67
... Earl . " I expected some- thing from St Evremond or Hamilton -- some new plays by Dryden or Lee ; and some wag- gery or lampoons from the Rose Coffee - house ; and the fellow has brought me nothing but a parcel of tracts about ...
... Earl . " I expected some- thing from St Evremond or Hamilton -- some new plays by Dryden or Lee ; and some wag- gery or lampoons from the Rose Coffee - house ; and the fellow has brought me nothing but a parcel of tracts about ...
Page 69
... least , " said the Earl , rising from table , and pick- ing his teeth carelessly . " These fresh mullets are delicious , and so is the Lachrymæ Christi . I pray you to sit down to breakfast , Julian PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 69.
... least , " said the Earl , rising from table , and pick- ing his teeth carelessly . " These fresh mullets are delicious , and so is the Lachrymæ Christi . I pray you to sit down to breakfast , Julian PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 69.
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Page 227 - Then again for pathos, where will you mend the dying scene of Arcite ? Alas, my heartis queen ! alas, my wife ! Giver at once, and ender of my life. What is this world ? — What axen men to have ? Now with his love — now in his cold grave Alone, withouten other company. But I tire you, sir; and do injustice to the poet whom I remember but by halves.
Page 218 - What made our poet meddle with a plot ? Was't that he fancied, for the very sake And name of plot, his trifling play might take ? For there's not in't one inch-board evidence...