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... nearly all societies in all ages and in all countries , have contained , countenanced and encouraged ? con- sisting of authors , artists , tragedians and comedians , singers , musicians , printers , painters , paper - makers . & c .; to ...
... nearly all societies in all ages and in all countries , have contained , countenanced and encouraged ? con- sisting of authors , artists , tragedians and comedians , singers , musicians , printers , painters , paper - makers . & c .; to ...
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... nearly escaped my memory till reminded of them , as well as of many other matters , by a friend who some few years ago resided at Barnstaple . The friend I mean is Mr. Tanner , a very intelligent gentleman , and a most respectable ...
... nearly escaped my memory till reminded of them , as well as of many other matters , by a friend who some few years ago resided at Barnstaple . The friend I mean is Mr. Tanner , a very intelligent gentleman , and a most respectable ...
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... nearly all , supposed continually in practice there . But wrong such thoughts , and scandalous all such suspicions were . No females thither came , except occasionally , the servant maids , to brush or scour the rooms , to clean the ...
... nearly all , supposed continually in practice there . But wrong such thoughts , and scandalous all such suspicions were . No females thither came , except occasionally , the servant maids , to brush or scour the rooms , to clean the ...
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... nearly equal benefit to their fellow creatures ; but the term wisdom is here to be understood in a way only as regards general knowledge , or the accumulation of facts . Whoever has his judg- ment thus formed , thus established , must ...
... nearly equal benefit to their fellow creatures ; but the term wisdom is here to be understood in a way only as regards general knowledge , or the accumulation of facts . Whoever has his judg- ment thus formed , thus established , must ...
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... nearly all popular writings , as well as in these desultory and methodical pages . If the said trifles afford any degree of amusement , and the manner of stating them should stimulate the reader into the search after any more important ...
... nearly all popular writings , as well as in these desultory and methodical pages . If the said trifles afford any degree of amusement , and the manner of stating them should stimulate the reader into the search after any more important ...
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Página 12 - There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!
Página 111 - Hast thou not read what brave Virginius did ? With his own hand he slew his only daughter, To save her from the fierce Decemvir's lust. He slew her yet unspotted, to prevent The shame which she might know. Then what should I do ? But thou hast tied my hand. I wo...
Página 86 - King, are pretty sure of seeing something of Mr. King's manner, whenever they see Sir Peter Teazle on the stage : it is much the same with all other parts we see done. The authors draw the outlines, and form the leading characteristics ; but the peculiar, and personal qualities of the original performer go down to posterity, as a necessary and absolute portion of the said character.
Página 145 - A story told by Mr. Henry Lee about Incledon is worth recording. " I had engaged him for Barnstaple for the third time, and told him that I had discovered the house where Gay was born, and I had, or was about to have, the chair in which Gay sat when he wrote many of his works. One night, or rather morning, on going homeward, Charles wanted to again look at the house where ' Jacky Gay ' was born ; he sent a boy to fetch a chair, which he pretended was Gay's chair ; in it he sat, and sang several songs...
Página 94 - Whiteley had the address to get the public to build theatres for him, and left them under his own direction. Now I have not been blessed with such powers of persuasion: I have all my life been so dull as to build theatres for myself; Mr. Whiteley's plan was much the best.
Página 128 - For the present 1 will only notice the right, or supposed value of new Pieces first acted in London, and afterwards exhibited in the Country. Both Authors and London Managers used to conceive it an invasion on their right of property, without asking themselves whether publicly performing a Play and taking money of those who attended to witness it, whether this was...
Página 118 - I oft found both : 1 urge this childhood proof, Because what follows is pure innocence. I owe you much ; and, like a wilful youth, That which I owe is lost: but if you please To shoot another arrow that self way...
Página 51 - They soon began to be very annoying to the most respectable ladies and gentlemen in the boxes and other parts of the...
Página 90 - French people have honored themselves by freely calling him forward as their legitimate, and most illustrious sovereign ! and it is to be hoped that the whole of Europe, will soon...
Página 129 - Managers conceived they had a sort of oopy-right ; and that Country Companies could not play any of the said pieces without due permission.