Eighteenth Century PlaysJohn Hampden J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1928 - 408 pages |
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Page 277
... fortune , indeed , are but moderate : but though not equal to splendour , sufficient to keep us above distress - add to which , that I hope by diligence to increase it- and have love , honour- Sterl . But not the stuff , Lovewell ! -Add ...
... fortune , indeed , are but moderate : but though not equal to splendour , sufficient to keep us above distress - add to which , that I hope by diligence to increase it- and have love , honour- Sterl . But not the stuff , Lovewell ! -Add ...
Page 367
... fortune , upon a stake ; therefore make no wry faces , but do as I bid you : you will find Mr. Stockwell a very honourable gentleman . LUCY enters in haste Lucy . Dear madam , as I live , here comes the old lady in a hackney - coach ...
... fortune , upon a stake ; therefore make no wry faces , but do as I bid you : you will find Mr. Stockwell a very honourable gentleman . LUCY enters in haste Lucy . Dear madam , as I live , here comes the old lady in a hackney - coach ...
Page 401
... fortune of fifteen thousand pounds to yourself . Louisa . What is it you tell me ? O sir , instruct me to support this unexpected turn of fortune . ( To her father . Dud . Name not fortune ; ' tis the work of Providence , ' tis the ...
... fortune of fifteen thousand pounds to yourself . Louisa . What is it you tell me ? O sir , instruct me to support this unexpected turn of fortune . ( To her father . Dud . Name not fortune ; ' tis the work of Providence , ' tis the ...
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Alicia Aurengzebe Barn Barnwell beauty Beggar's Opera Belcour Bellmour Betty brother Cæsar Canton captain Cato Cato's Char Charles charms comedy daughter David Garrick dear death distress Drury Lane Dudley Enter Exeunt Exit eyes Fanny father fear fortune Fulmer gentleman girl give Gloster grief Grizzle hand happy Hastings hath hear heart Heaven Heidel Heidelberg honour hope Huncamunca Jane Shore Juba King King Arthur Lady Lockit Lord Ogle Lord Ogleby Louisa Lovewell Lucia Lucy MACHEATH madam Maria marry Mill Millwood Miss Rusport Miss Sterl never passion Peach PEACHUM pity play Polly poor Portius pray Queen Richard Cumberland ruin SCENE Sempronius Servant Sir John sister Sophonisba sorrow soul speak Stock Stockwell sure Syph Syphax tears tell thee there's Thor thou thought Thumb Tom Thumb tragedy True virtue wife woman wretch young