Eighteenth Century PlaysJohn Hampden J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1928 - 408 pages |
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... thing , Gay ; I am satisfied that it is either a very good thing or a very bad thing . " Congreve declared , " It will either take greatly , or be damned confoundedly . " Colley Cibber refused to stage it at Drury Lane , but John Rich ...
... thing , Gay ; I am satisfied that it is either a very good thing or a very bad thing . " Congreve declared , " It will either take greatly , or be damned confoundedly . " Colley Cibber refused to stage it at Drury Lane , but John Rich ...
Page 51
... thing we say ; We hate you when you're easily said nay . How needless , if you knew us , were your fears ! Let Love have eyes and Beauty will have ears . Our hearts are formed , as you yourselves would choose , Too proud to ask , too ...
... thing we say ; We hate you when you're easily said nay . How needless , if you knew us , were your fears ! Let Love have eyes and Beauty will have ears . Our hearts are formed , as you yourselves would choose , Too proud to ask , too ...
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... things , and refuse what is most material , will make a poor hand of her beauty , and soon be thrown upon the common . AIR VI ... thing for money : to be sure he believes her a fortune . Do you think your mother and I should have lived ...
... things , and refuse what is most material , will make a poor hand of her beauty , and soon be thrown upon the common . AIR VI ... thing for money : to be sure he believes her a fortune . Do you think your mother and I should have lived ...
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