The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 |
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Page 24
... scenes and machines which may appear childish and absurd . How would the wits of king Charles's time have laughed , to have seen Nicolini exposed to a tempest in robes of er- mine , and sailing in an open boat upon a sea of paste- board ...
... scenes and machines which may appear childish and absurd . How would the wits of king Charles's time have laughed , to have seen Nicolini exposed to a tempest in robes of er- mine , and sailing in an open boat upon a sea of paste- board ...
Page 72
... scenes , we were presented with a prospect of the ocean in the midst of a delightful grove ; and though the ... scene , wherein Thyestes eats his own chil- dren , is to be performed by the famous Mr. Psalmana- zart , lately arrived from ...
... scenes , we were presented with a prospect of the ocean in the midst of a delightful grove ; and though the ... scene , wherein Thyestes eats his own chil- dren , is to be performed by the famous Mr. Psalmana- zart , lately arrived from ...
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... scenes of a tragedy ; and to ob- serve in the wardrobe of the playhouse several dag- gers , poniards , wheels , bowls for poison , and many other instruments of death . Murders and executions are always transacted behind the scenes in ...
... scenes of a tragedy ; and to ob- serve in the wardrobe of the playhouse several dag- gers , poniards , wheels , bowls for poison , and many other instruments of death . Murders and executions are always transacted behind the scenes in ...
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