The Modern British Drama: ComediesW. Miller, 1811 - English drama |
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... Humph ! -well bred and clean , forsooth ! Would not one think now she was describing a cox- comb ? When do you hear my wife talk at this rate ? and yet she is as young as your fantastical ladyship . Lady Lamb . Charlotte is of a ...
... Humph ! -well bred and clean , forsooth ! Would not one think now she was describing a cox- comb ? When do you hear my wife talk at this rate ? and yet she is as young as your fantastical ladyship . Lady Lamb . Charlotte is of a ...
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... Humph ! —the prettiest bourdel I have seen ; a very stately genteel one- Footmen cross the stage . Hey - day ! equipage too ! Now for a bawd by the curtesy , and a whore with a coat of arms- ' Sdeath , I'm afraid I've mistaken the house ...
... Humph ! —the prettiest bourdel I have seen ; a very stately genteel one- Footmen cross the stage . Hey - day ! equipage too ! Now for a bawd by the curtesy , and a whore with a coat of arms- ' Sdeath , I'm afraid I've mistaken the house ...
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... Humph ! my hand ! To the Lady Lurewell - To the Lady Lurewell - To the Lady Lurewell What the devil hast thou been tampering with , to conjure up these spirits ? Stand . A certain familiar of your acquaintance , sir . Read , read ...
... Humph ! my hand ! To the Lady Lurewell - To the Lady Lurewell - To the Lady Lurewell What the devil hast thou been tampering with , to conjure up these spirits ? Stand . A certain familiar of your acquaintance , sir . Read , read ...
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... Humph - Tell a wife's secrets to her husband ! -Very pretty , faith ! -Sure , sir , you don't think me such a Jew ; though I was never christened , I have more religion than that comes to . Stand . Are you faithful to your lady for af ...
... Humph - Tell a wife's secrets to her husband ! -Very pretty , faith ! -Sure , sir , you don't think me such a Jew ; though I was never christened , I have more religion than that comes to . Stand . Are you faithful to your lady for af ...
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... Humph . Arch . Humph ! What do you mean by humph ? -Sir , you shall deliver her - In short , sir , we have sav'd you and your family , and if you are not civil , we'll unbind the rogues , join with ' em , and set fire to your house ...
... Humph . Arch . Humph ! What do you mean by humph ? -Sir , you shall deliver her - In short , sir , we have sav'd you and your family , and if you are not civil , we'll unbind the rogues , join with ' em , and set fire to your house ...
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