 | Mary Delany - 1861 - 682 pages
...Chronological Diary for 1728. In the last century it was usual to pronounce the town of Bristol as " Bristow" it is therefore probable that Mrs. Pendarves wrote...it is very comical and full of humour ; the songs wjll soon be published, and I will send them to you. To-morrow night I go again to see the Westminster... | |
 | Mrs. Delany (Mary) - 1879 - 492 pages
...his imprudence and immorality, but a good estate and a beau — irresistible charms in these days. Yesterday I was at the rehearsal of the new opera...will soon be published, and I will send them to you. Mrs. Pendarves to Mrs. Anne Granville. LONDON, 7th November, 1728. It was the last command I was so... | |
 | Mrs. Delany (Mary) - 1879 - 496 pages
...his imprudence and immorality, but a good estate and a beau — irresistible charms in these days. Yesterday I was at the rehearsal of the new opera...will soon be published, and I will send them to you. Mrs. Pendarves to Mrs. Anne GranMle. LONDON, 7th November, 1728. It was the last command I was so happy... | |
 | Charles E. Pearce - Beggar's opera - 1913 - 492 pages
...the taste of the town is so depraved that nothing will be approved of but the burlesque. The Beggar's Opera entirely triumphs over the Italian one ; I have...will soon be published and I will send them to you." In a letter dated February 29, 1728, she tells Mrs. A. Granville that at a supper " we were very merry... | |
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Yesterday I was at the rehearsal of the new opera composed by Handel : I like it extremely, but the taste of the town is so depraved, that nothing will be approved of but the burlesque. The Beggars' Opera entirely triumphs over the Italian one ; I have... 