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... given it more commendations than is fit for me to repeat , exhorted me earnestly to print and publish it ; how beit , as the frame of my whole work was so different from any thing which -- had been written heretofore , I found I must ...
... given it more commendations than is fit for me to repeat , exhorted me earnestly to print and publish it ; how beit , as the frame of my whole work was so different from any thing which -- had been written heretofore , I found I must ...
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... given us the prologue written for this occasion by Thomas Jordan ; which , as it shows the “ sen- sation " that was made , sets us in a lively manner in the situation of the spectators , and gives a curious account of some of the male ...
... given us the prologue written for this occasion by Thomas Jordan ; which , as it shows the “ sen- sation " that was made , sets us in a lively manner in the situation of the spectators , and gives a curious account of some of the male ...
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... given to a play for the advantage of so great an actor , gives an undeniable instance that the true relish for manly entertainments and rational pleasures is not wholly lost . All the parts were acted to per- fection : the actors were ...
... given to a play for the advantage of so great an actor , gives an undeniable instance that the true relish for manly entertainments and rational pleasures is not wholly lost . All the parts were acted to per- fection : the actors were ...
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... given of it in the prints . An account of the performances of the Oratory from the 1st of August is published , with the Discourse on Nonsense ; and if any bishop , clergyman , or other subject of his Majesty , or the subject of any ...
... given of it in the prints . An account of the performances of the Oratory from the 1st of August is published , with the Discourse on Nonsense ; and if any bishop , clergyman , or other subject of his Majesty , or the subject of any ...
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... given by Mr. Donne to his wife at the time he then parted from her , " and which he " begs leave to tell us " that he has heard some critics , learned both in languages and poetry , say , that " none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever ...
... given by Mr. Donne to his wife at the time he then parted from her , " and which he " begs leave to tell us " that he has heard some critics , learned both in languages and poetry , say , that " none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever ...
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Page 186 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Page 259 - Majesty's lap and fell at his feet, though I rather think it was in his face. Much was the hurry and confusion; cloths and napkins were at hand to make all clean. His Majesty then got up and would dance with the Queen of Sheba, but he fell down and humbled himself before her and was carried to an inner chamber and laid on a bed of state, which was not a little defiled with the presents of the Queen which had been bestowed on his garments, such as wine, cream, jelly, beverage, cakes, spices, and other...
Page 62 - Dream," which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.
Page 132 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." — "From Scotland," cried Davies roguishly. "Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Page 48 - I have seen a dreadful vision since I saw you. I have seen my dear wife pass twice by me through this room with her hair hanging about her shoulders and a dead child in her arms. This I have seen since I saw you.
Page 133 - What do you think of Garrick? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings.
Page 250 - That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness ; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels.
Page 66 - ... pleasant hints of her knowledge of him, by that means setting his brains at work to find out who she was, and did give him leave to use all means to find out who she was, but pulling off her mask. He was mighty witty, and she also making sport with him very inoffensively, that a more pleasant rencontre I never heard. But by that means lost the pleasure of the play wholly, to which now and then Sir Charles Sedley's exceptions against both words and pronouncing were very pretty.
Page 50 - By our first strange and fatal interview, By all desires which thereof did ensue, By our long starving hopes, by that remorse Which my words...
Page 207 - I mean to speak of him in the language of our art. To speak then of Vanbrugh in the language of a Painter, he had originality of invention, he understood light and shadow, and had great skill in composition.