The Works of His Grace George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham: Containing His Plays and Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, with Explanatory Notes and Memoirs of the Author ...T. Evans, 1770 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 46
Page 17
... woman in this city . Smi . How kept ? for what ? Bayes . Why , for a Beau Garçon : I am i'fackins . Smi . Nay , then we shall never have done . Bayes . And the rogue is fo fond of me , Mr. Johnson , that , I vow to God , I know not what ...
... woman in this city . Smi . How kept ? for what ? Bayes . Why , for a Beau Garçon : I am i'fackins . Smi . Nay , then we shall never have done . Bayes . And the rogue is fo fond of me , Mr. Johnson , that , I vow to God , I know not what ...
Page 52
... If nine taylors make but one man ; and one woman cannot be fatisfied with nine men ; what work art thou cutting out here for thyself , trow ? Bayes . Good . 2 Thim . Thim . Why , an't please your highnefs , if 32 THE REHEARSA L.
... If nine taylors make but one man ; and one woman cannot be fatisfied with nine men ; what work art thou cutting out here for thyself , trow ? Bayes . Good . 2 Thim . Thim . Why , an't please your highnefs , if 32 THE REHEARSA L.
Page 82
... woman , what should she make love like ? Bayes . O ' my word , you are out though , Sir , l'gad you are ! Smi . What then , like a man ? Bayes . No , Sir , like a humble - bee . Smi . I confefs , that I should not have fancy'd . Bayes ...
... woman , what should she make love like ? Bayes . O ' my word , you are out though , Sir , l'gad you are ! Smi . What then , like a man ? Bayes . No , Sir , like a humble - bee . Smi . I confefs , that I should not have fancy'd . Bayes ...
Page 92
... woman . Smi . Not in love ? you mean , I fuppofe , be- cause they are in love , Mr. Bayes . Bayes . No , Sir , I fay not in love ; there's a new conceit for you . Now speak . Pret . Since fate , prince Volfcius , now has found the way ...
... woman . Smi . Not in love ? you mean , I fuppofe , be- cause they are in love , Mr. Bayes . Bayes . No , Sir , I fay not in love ; there's a new conceit for you . Now speak . Pret . Since fate , prince Volfcius , now has found the way ...
Page 130
... woman , Of infinite report for shape and beauty , That bred all this trouble to no purpose , They are determin'd now no more to think on . Pet . Were there ever Men known to run mad with report before ? Or wander after what they know ...
... woman , Of infinite report for shape and beauty , That bred all this trouble to no purpose , They are determin'd now no more to think on . Pet . Were there ever Men known to run mad with report before ? Or wander after what they know ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt anſwer aſk Bayes becauſe beſt Brentford buſineſs confefs Conftantia dance dare defign defire devil Don Frederick Don John Duke of Buckingham Earl Enter Don John Exeunt Exit fafe faid fame fcene fent fhall fhew fight fince fing firſt fome foon Fred ftill fuch fuppofe fure fword Gent gentlemen grace heaven himſelf honeft honour houfe houſe I'gad Johnf Johnſon juft juſt King l'gad lady laft Land loft Lord Marriage A-la-Mode moft moſt mother muft muſt myſelf never noble on't perfons Petr Petruchio Phyf play pleaſe pleaſure pr'ythee pray preſently Pret Prince Pretty-man Prince Volfcius purpoſe reaſon ſay ſcene ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould Siege of Rhodes ſome ſpeak ſtage tell thee thefe There's theſe thing thofe thoſe thou troth Tyrannick Love underſtand uſe Volf vow to gad whiſper woman
Popular passages
Page xxix - Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent or over civil That every man with him was God or Devil.
Page xxxix - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas!
Page 82 - I'll lead you thence to melancholy groves, And there repeat the scenes of our past loves : At night, I will within your curtains peep ; With empty arms embrace you while you sleep :. In gentle dreams I often will be by, And sweep along before your...
Page 13 - BAYES. Why, Sir, when I have any thing to invent, I never trouble my head about it, as other men do ; but presently turn over this Book, and there I have, at one view, all that...
Page 65 - I, he's a little envious ; but 'tis no great matter. Come. Ama. Pray let us two this fingle boon obtain, That you will here with poor us ftill remain.
Page 74 - And is that all your reason for it, Mr. Bayes? BAYES. No, Sir; I have a precedent for it too.
Page 22 - em all, in nature, to mend it. Besides, sir, I have printed above a hundred sheets of paper to insinuate the plot into the boxes ; * and, withal, have appointed two or three dozen of my friends to be ready in the pit, who, I'm sure, will clap, and so the rest, you know, must follow ; and then, pray, sir, what becomes of your suppose ? Ha, ha, ha!
Page 137 - I thank you, A little troubles me : the least touch for it, Had but my breeches got it, it had contented me.
Page 35 - I ever take physic, and let blood ; for, when you would have pure swiftness of thought, and fiery flights of fancy, you must have a care of the pensive part.
Page xxxix - With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him...