Recollections of a Literary Life, Or, Books, Places, and People, Volume 1R. Bentley, 1852 |
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... a theatre in Dublin . The brutal manners of Macklin are well known . Hazlitt says , that until the age of forty he could not even read ; an asser- tion which , considering the undoubted merit of his play 128 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... a theatre in Dublin . The brutal manners of Macklin are well known . Hazlitt says , that until the age of forty he could not even read ; an asser- tion which , considering the undoubted merit of his play 128 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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Mary Russell Mitford. tion which , considering the undoubted merit of his play , " The Man of the World , " appears all but incredible . It is , however , certain that he was coarse , illiterate , and unfeeling ; and the manner in which ...
Mary Russell Mitford. tion which , considering the undoubted merit of his play , " The Man of the World , " appears all but incredible . It is , however , certain that he was coarse , illiterate , and unfeeling ; and the manner in which ...
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... play of " Figaro , " was carrying the world before it in Paris , and would be sure to make the fortune of an English theatre . But the comedy was unpublished , and no copy could be procured from any quarter . Holcroft made up his mind ...
... play of " Figaro , " was carrying the world before it in Paris , and would be sure to make the fortune of an English theatre . But the comedy was unpublished , and no copy could be procured from any quarter . Holcroft made up his mind ...
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... play . The famous " Good Night " is truly the one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin ; and although I have seen it played as well as anything can be played by Munden and Elliston , I have always felt that the real merit ...
... play . The famous " Good Night " is truly the one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin ; and although I have seen it played as well as anything can be played by Munden and Elliston , I have always felt that the real merit ...
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... play was a fresh battle ; and a battle , whatever be the issue , is in itself fatal to a great success : so that at last , comedies which had no more to do with politics than “ The Merry Wives of Windsor " were fain to be brought out ...
... play was a fresh battle ; and a battle , whatever be the issue , is in itself fatal to a great success : so that at last , comedies which had no more to do with politics than “ The Merry Wives of Windsor " were fain to be brought out ...
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