British Drama: A Collection of the Most Esteemed Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, & Farces in the English Language, 1. köideBird, 1833 |
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... tell too much ; and he has too much delicacy to interpret looks to his advantage . Besides he would cer- tainly disapprove my passion ; and if I should ever make the declaration , and meet with a denial , I should absolutely die with ...
... tell too much ; and he has too much delicacy to interpret looks to his advantage . Besides he would cer- tainly disapprove my passion ; and if I should ever make the declaration , and meet with a denial , I should absolutely die with ...
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... tell it to all the world ! -- I pressed her so much that she at last as such a choice . - Nay , Sir , I went a little farther ( you'll excuse ine , ) and told her -- " Good God , madam , " said I , " why he is old and gouty , asth ...
... tell it to all the world ! -- I pressed her so much that she at last as such a choice . - Nay , Sir , I went a little farther ( you'll excuse ine , ) and told her -- " Good God , madam , " said I , " why he is old and gouty , asth ...
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... tell you , Mrs. Kitty . I dont know myself . Do you think I can conjure ? Kitty . But I know you will lie abominably ; mistress , Melissa : you know , I suppose , what's . to be done to morrow morning ? Sharp Do you be wise and take it ...
... tell you , Mrs. Kitty . I dont know myself . Do you think I can conjure ? Kitty . But I know you will lie abominably ; mistress , Melissa : you know , I suppose , what's . to be done to morrow morning ? Sharp Do you be wise and take it ...
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... tell me ! -My Sharp . If my master should know - I must not tell you , madam , indeed . Mel . I promise you , upon my honour , he never shall Sarp . But can your ladyship insure secrecy from that quarter ? Kitty . Yes , Mr. Jackanapes ...
... tell me ! -My Sharp . If my master should know - I must not tell you , madam , indeed . Mel . I promise you , upon my honour , he never shall Sarp . But can your ladyship insure secrecy from that quarter ? Kitty . Yes , Mr. Jackanapes ...
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... tell me , this moment , she did not in the least suspect my circumstances ? Sharp . No more she did , Sir , till I told her . Gay . Very well ! —And was this your skill and dexterity ? Sharp . I was going to tell you , but you wont hear ...
... tell me , this moment , she did not in the least suspect my circumstances ? Sharp . No more she did , Sir , till I told her . Gay . Very well ! —And was this your skill and dexterity ? Sharp . I was going to tell you , but you wont hear ...
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Page 310 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.
Page 310 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
Page 349 - Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge ! It blossoms through the year ! And, depend on it, Mrs. Malaprop, that they who are so fond of handling the leaves, will long for the fruit at last.
Page 302 - Twill never be too late To sue for chains and own a conqueror. Why should Rome fall a moment ere her time? No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and spin it to the last, So shall we gain still one day's liberty; And let me perish, but in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Page 310 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 398 - Which might consist of about five thousand men, well appointed with stores, ammunition, and other implements of war. Now, says the Duke of Marlborough to George Brooks, that stood next to him — you must have heard of George Brooks — I'll pawn my dukedom, says he, but I take that garrison without spilling a drop of blood.
Page 398 - Never ; unless, as among kings and princes, my bride were to be courted by proxy. If, indeed, like an Eastern bridegroom, one were to be introduced to a wife he never saw before, it might be endured. But to go through all the terrors of a formal courtship, together with the episode of aunts, grandmothers, and cousins, and at last to blurt out the broad staring question of, Madam, will you marry me?
Page 349 - Observe me, Sir Anthony — I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning; I don't think so much learning becomes a young woman. For instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek or Hebrew, or algebra, or simony, or fluxions, or paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning...
Page 261 - I've lodg'd hard To do the senate service. Jaf. Hold, one moment. Pier. Who's he disputes the judgment of the senate ? Presumptuous rebel — on — [Strikes Jaffier. Jaf. By Heav'n, you stir not ! I must be heard ; I must have leave to speak. Thou hast disgrac'd me, Pierre, by a vile blow : Had not a dagger done thee nobler...
Page 356 - It is but too true, indeed, ma'am; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame. They think our admiration of beauty so great, that knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom show fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom. Few, like Mrs. Malaprop and the orange-tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs.