British Theatre, Volume 24J. Bell, 1792 - English drama |
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... fortune gone already , and upon the point of being given to your rival . Hon . I'm no man's rival . Jar . Your uncle in Italy preparing to disinherit you ; your own fortune almost spent ; and nothing but pressing creditors , false ...
... fortune gone already , and upon the point of being given to your rival . Hon . I'm no man's rival . Jar . Your uncle in Italy preparing to disinherit you ; your own fortune almost spent ; and nothing but pressing creditors , false ...
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... fortune , an hopeless passion , friends in distress ; the wish but not the power to serve them- [ Pausing and sighing . Enter Butler . But . More company below , sir ; Mrs. Croaker and Miss Richland ; shall I shew them up ? But they're ...
... fortune , an hopeless passion , friends in distress ; the wish but not the power to serve them- [ Pausing and sighing . Enter Butler . But . More company below , sir ; Mrs. Croaker and Miss Richland ; shall I shew them up ? But they're ...
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... fortune . Oliv . Your heart and fortune ! Leont Don't be alarm'd , my dearest . Can Olivia think so meanly of my honour , or my love , as to suppose I could ever hope for happiness from any but 24 A & I. THE GOOD NATURED MAN .
... fortune . Oliv . Your heart and fortune ! Leont Don't be alarm'd , my dearest . Can Olivia think so meanly of my honour , or my love , as to suppose I could ever hope for happiness from any but 24 A & I. THE GOOD NATURED MAN .
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... fortune must not go out of the family ; one may find comfort in the money , what- ever one does in the wife . Leont . But , sir , tho ' in obedience to your desire I am ready to marry her , it may be possible she has no inclination to ...
... fortune must not go out of the family ; one may find comfort in the money , what- ever one does in the wife . Leont . But , sir , tho ' in obedience to your desire I am ready to marry her , it may be possible she has no inclination to ...
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... fortune ; if she accepts you , we seize the whole , and a fine girl into the bargain . Leont . But , sir , if you ... fortune ; and you have your choice - to marry her , or pack out of doors without any fortune at all . Leont . An only ...
... fortune ; if she accepts you , we seize the whole , and a fine girl into the bargain . Leont . But , sir , if you ... fortune ; and you have your choice - to marry her , or pack out of doors without any fortune at all . Leont . An only ...
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Bail believe brother Cank cann't Charles child Cole colonel confess COVENT GARDEN creature Croak daugh daughter dear deceived devil Dick Enter Sir Exeunt Exit Faddle faith father favour fear fellow Fidelia folly fool Foote fortune friendship Garnet gentleman girl give Grace happiness hear heart Heaven honour hope innocence Jarvis lady laugh Leont Leontine letter Load Loader Lofty Lord Lucy madam married matter mean Miss Rich Miss Richland morning never night obliged Oliv Olivia on't pardon poor Pr'ythee Pray pretty Rosetta ruin SAMUEL FOOTE SCENE serve shew Shift Sir Char Sir CHARLES RAYMOND Sir Geo Sir George Sir Ro Sir Roger Sir William Honeywood sister Smart Smirk sure tell thee there's thing thou Trans Villiard virtue Weal woman Zounds
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Page 39 - Cole. Oh, it was a wonderful work. There had I been tossing in a sea of sin, without rudder or compass. And had not the good gentleman piloted me into the harbour of grace, I must have struck against the rocks of reprobation, and have been quite swallowed up in the whirlpool of despair. He was the precious instrument of my spiritual sprinkling...
Page 5 - Distress'd alike, the statesman and the wit, When one a borough courts, and one the pit. The busy candidates for power and fame, Have hopes, and fears, and wishes, just th« same ; Disabled both to combat, or to fly, Must hear all taunts, and hear without reply.
Page 43 - Nebuchadnezzar Zebulon, in the Old Jewry, but it happened to be Saturday ; and they never touch on the Sabbath, you know. Sir Geo. Why, what the the devil can I do ? Tram.