The Life of Mr. James Quin, Comedian: With the History of the Stage from His Commencing Actor to His Retreat to Bath ... |
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... wounded in the thigh ; and this affair terminated for the present with a couple of prosecutions against Quin ; the first for Crim . Con . , and the next for an assault and battery . London was now too warm a climate for our hero to ...
... wounded in the thigh ; and this affair terminated for the present with a couple of prosecutions against Quin ; the first for Crim . Con . , and the next for an assault and battery . London was now too warm a climate for our hero to ...
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... affair with pistols . They met accordingly , and the man of fashion was à - la - mode de l'honneur , mortally wounded in the skirt of his coat . CHAPTER IV . Curious and entertaining anecdotes of the theatre LIFE OF MR . JAMES QUIN . 19.
... affair with pistols . They met accordingly , and the man of fashion was à - la - mode de l'honneur , mortally wounded in the skirt of his coat . CHAPTER IV . Curious and entertaining anecdotes of the theatre LIFE OF MR . JAMES QUIN . 19.
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... wounded a young fellow , who had drawn upon him , slightly in the hand . The spark presently after came into one of the green boxes over the stage door . The play was Macbeth , and in the fine soliloquy where he sees the imaginary ...
... wounded a young fellow , who had drawn upon him , slightly in the hand . The spark presently after came into one of the green boxes over the stage door . The play was Macbeth , and in the fine soliloquy where he sees the imaginary ...
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... wounded him in the forehead , and ran off full speed to- wards the church , as if for sanctuary . Cibber put to flight , and Quin's wound dressed , the latter set out , according to his intention , the next day for Bath ; and now let us ...
... wounded him in the forehead , and ran off full speed to- wards the church , as if for sanctuary . Cibber put to flight , and Quin's wound dressed , the latter set out , according to his intention , the next day for Bath ; and now let us ...
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... wounded his adversary , and his indictment for the same , as narrated by the writer of the treatise forming the first part of this work , is no doubt in many respects somewhat inaccurate ; we here give the interesting and authentic ...
... wounded his adversary , and his indictment for the same , as narrated by the writer of the treatise forming the first part of this work , is no doubt in many respects somewhat inaccurate ; we here give the interesting and authentic ...
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