British Theatre, Volume 24J. Bell, 1792 - English drama |
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... keep quarrelling with one another . Enter Butler , drunk . But . Sir , I'll not stay in the family with Jonathan ... keeping such com- pany . Hon . Ha , hal he has such a diverting way- Jar . O , quite amusing . But . I find my wines a ...
... keep quarrelling with one another . Enter Butler , drunk . But . Sir , I'll not stay in the family with Jonathan ... keeping such com- pany . Hon . Ha , hal he has such a diverting way- Jar . O , quite amusing . But . I find my wines a ...
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... keeping company with me ; be- cause we us'd to meet now and then and open our hearts to each other . To be sure I lov'd to hear him talk , and he lov'd to hear me talk ; poor dear Dick . He us'd to say that Croaker rhim'd to joker ; and ...
... keeping company with me ; be- cause we us'd to meet now and then and open our hearts to each other . To be sure I lov'd to hear him talk , and he lov'd to hear me talk ; poor dear Dick . He us'd to say that Croaker rhim'd to joker ; and ...
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... keeping her own . Miss Rich . But , to add to their deceit , the young gentleman , it seems , pretends to make me serious proposals . My guardian and he are to be here pre- sently to open the affair in form . You know I am to lose half ...
... keeping her own . Miss Rich . But , to add to their deceit , the young gentleman , it seems , pretends to make me serious proposals . My guardian and he are to be here pre- sently to open the affair in form . You know I am to lose half ...
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... that it is made out . As for Lord Cumbercourt's stale request , it can keep cold : you understand me . Madam , I ask ten thousand pardons . Mrs. Croak . Sir , this honour- Lofty . And 36 THE GOOD NATURED MAN . AEL 11 .
... that it is made out . As for Lord Cumbercourt's stale request , it can keep cold : you understand me . Madam , I ask ten thousand pardons . Mrs. Croak . Sir , this honour- Lofty . And 36 THE GOOD NATURED MAN . AEL 11 .
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... keep up the de- easily neither . It will be proper to corums of resentment a little , if it be only to impress her with an idea of my authority . Oliv . How I tremble to approach him ! -- Might I presume , sir - If I interrupt you ...
... keep up the de- easily neither . It will be proper to corums of resentment a little , if it be only to impress her with an idea of my authority . Oliv . How I tremble to approach him ! -- Might I presume , sir - If I interrupt you ...
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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.