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Page xxi
... it deserved . Garrick refused to produce it at Drury Lane . It was acted at Covent
Garden in 1768 , but was coldly received . The author , however , cleared by his
benefit nights , and by the sale of the copyright , no less than £500 , five times as
...
... it deserved . Garrick refused to produce it at Drury Lane . It was acted at Covent
Garden in 1768 , but was coldly received . The author , however , cleared by his
benefit nights , and by the sale of the copyright , no less than £500 , five times as
...
Page xxii
... best scene in the Good - natured Man , that in which Miss Richland finds her
lover attended by the bailiff and the bailiff ' s follower in full court dresses , should
have been mercilessly hissed , and should have been omitted after the first night .
... best scene in the Good - natured Man , that in which Miss Richland finds her
lover attended by the bailiff and the bailiff ' s follower in full court dresses , should
have been mercilessly hissed , and should have been omitted after the first night .
Page xxiv
... night . While Goldsmith was writing the Deserted Village and She Stoops to
Conquer , he was employed on works of a very different kind , works from which
he derived little reputation , but much profit . He compiled for the use of schools a
...
... night . While Goldsmith was writing the Deserted Village and She Stoops to
Conquer , he was employed on works of a very different kind , works from which
he derived little reputation , but much profit . He compiled for the use of schools a
...
Page xl
... 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 Conquer , or the Mistakes of a Night . ' Sir Joshua , who disliked ...
... 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 Conquer , or the Mistakes of a Night . ' Sir Joshua , who disliked ...
Page l
I ' m off , - the horses scamper through the streets And big Bet Bouncer bobs to all
she meets ; To every Race , to Pastimes every night , Not to the Plays ( they say )
, it been ' t polite ; To Sadler ' s Wells , perhaps , or Operas go ; And once ...
I ' m off , - the horses scamper through the streets And big Bet Bouncer bobs to all
she meets ; To every Race , to Pastimes every night , Not to the Plays ( they say )
, it been ' t polite ; To Sadler ' s Wells , perhaps , or Operas go ; And once ...
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| Title | Poetical Works |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 6 mär. 2009 |
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