The Actor's Budget of Wit and Merriment: Consisting of Monologues, Prologues, Epilogues, Tales, Comic Songs, Rare and Genuine Theatrical Anecdotes and Jests |
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Page 96
... there's wit in that , To tell a tale so very pat . Bright wit appears in mony a shape , Which some invent , and others ape . Some shaw their wit in wearing claiths , And some in coining of new aiths ; There's crambo wit in making rhyme ...
... there's wit in that , To tell a tale so very pat . Bright wit appears in mony a shape , Which some invent , and others ape . Some shaw their wit in wearing claiths , And some in coining of new aiths ; There's crambo wit in making rhyme ...
Page 123
... There's mercy in each ray of light , That mortal eyes e'er saw ; There's mercy in each breath of air , That mortal lips e'er draw ; There's mercy both for bird and beast In God's indulgent plan ; There's mercy for each creeping thing ...
... There's mercy in each ray of light , That mortal eyes e'er saw ; There's mercy in each breath of air , That mortal lips e'er draw ; There's mercy both for bird and beast In God's indulgent plan ; There's mercy for each creeping thing ...
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... there was this line- " The roses will bloom when there's peace in the breast , " of the justice of which no man can entertain a doubt . Foote , however , parodied the line thus : - " The turtles will coo when there's peas in the craw ...
... there was this line- " The roses will bloom when there's peace in the breast , " of the justice of which no man can entertain a doubt . Foote , however , parodied the line thus : - " The turtles will coo when there's peas in the craw ...
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A ComicSatiric Address in the Character | 1 |
Address on Closing a Theatre | 14 |
Billy Whipstitch | 20 |
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