 | Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...about with them favourite fongs of it in their fans, and houfes werefurniftied with it in fcreens. The fame of it was not confined to the author only; the perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, being all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 216 pages
...carried about with them ihe favourite fongs of .it in fans, and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The fame of it was not confined to the author only : the perfon who a£led Polly, till then obfcure, became at once thefavourite of the town ; her pictures... | |
 | John Gay - 1772 - 346 pages
...of England; was play'd in many places to the 3-th and 4Oth time; and ;tt Bath and Briftol 5.0 times. The ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans, and houfes were furnifh'd with it in fcreens. The fame of it was not confined- to the aathor only.. The perfon who... | |
 | John Gay - English drama - 1772 - 386 pages
...carried about with them the favouritei fongs of it in fans, and houfes were furnifh'd with it in fcreens. The fame of it was not confined to the author only. The perfon who afted Polly, 'tiJ then obicure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her piftures... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...more, 'Till Thames fee Eton's fons for ever play, 335 'Till Weftminfter's whole year be holiday, 4 not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the fa.srourite fongs of it in fans; end houfcs were furaifhed with it in fcreens. Tbeperfon whoafled Polly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 478 pages
...Scotland, " and Ireland, where it was performed twen" ty-four days fucceffively. The ladies car" ried about with them the favourite fongs " of it in fans,...and houfes were furnifhed " with it in fcreens. The fame of it was *' not confined to the author only. The " perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 602 pages
...Scotland, " and Ireland, where it was performed twen" ty-four days fucceffively. The ladies car** ried about with them the favourite fongs " of it in fans, and houfes were furnimed " with it in fcreens. The fame of it was " not confined to the author only. The " perfon who... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 474 pages
...about with them the favourite fongs " of it in fans, and houfes were furnifhed " with it in fcreens. The 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...about with them the favourite fongs " of it in fans, and houfes were furnimed " with it in fcree.ns. The 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... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...them the favourite «' fongs of it in fans^ and houfes were I « fur" furmfhed with it fh fcreens. The fame " of it was not confined to the author *' only. The perfon who acted Polly, " till then obfeure, became all at once ** the favourite of the town ; her... | |
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The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at Once the favourite of the town; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books of letters and... 
