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Page vi
... Comedy of the Sister . 166 Epilogue to the Good - Natured Man .. 168 Epilogue to the Comedy of " She Stoops to Conquer " . Intended Epilogue to " She Stoops to Conquer " , 170 172 Another intended Epilogue to " She Stoops to Conquer ...
... Comedy of the Sister . 166 Epilogue to the Good - Natured Man .. 168 Epilogue to the Comedy of " She Stoops to Conquer " . Intended Epilogue to " She Stoops to Conquer " , 170 172 Another intended Epilogue to " She Stoops to Conquer ...
Page xxi
... comedy . Moses and his spec- tacles , the vicar and his monogamy , the sharper and his cosmogony , the squire proving from Aris- totle that relatives are related , Olivia preparing herself for the arduous task of converting a rakish ...
... comedy . Moses and his spec- tacles , the vicar and his monogamy , the sharper and his cosmogony , the squire proving from Aris- totle that relatives are related , Olivia preparing herself for the arduous task of converting a rakish ...
Page xxiv
... comedy still reigned , and Goldsmith's comedies were not sentimental . The Good- natured Man had been too funny to succeed ; yet the mirth of the Good - natured Man was sober when compared with the rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer ...
... comedy still reigned , and Goldsmith's comedies were not sentimental . The Good- natured Man had been too funny to succeed ; yet the mirth of the Good - natured Man was sober when compared with the rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer ...
Page xl
... comedy of She Stoops to Conquer ' was to be brought out on the stage , on the 15th of March , in this year , he was at a loss what name to give it , till the very last moment , and then , in great haste , called it , ' She Stoops to Con ...
... comedy of She Stoops to Conquer ' was to be brought out on the stage , on the 15th of March , in this year , he was at a loss what name to give it , till the very last moment , and then , in great haste , called it , ' She Stoops to Con ...
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Oliver Goldsmith. with which I went to see this comedy ; and the next time I saw him , he inquired of me what my opinion was of it . I told him that I would not presume to be a judge of its merits ; he then said , ' Did it make you laugh ...
Oliver Goldsmith. with which I went to see this comedy ; and the next time I saw him , he inquired of me what my opinion was of it . I told him that I would not presume to be a judge of its merits ; he then said , ' Did it make you laugh ...
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