The what D'ye Call it: A Tragi-comi-pastoral Farce. By Mr. Gay |
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... first Objection I answer , that it is still a difputable Point , even among the beft Criticks , whether a Tragedy may not have a happy Catastrophe ; that the French Authors are of this Opinion , appears from most of their Modern Tra ...
... first Objection I answer , that it is still a difputable Point , even among the beft Criticks , whether a Tragedy may not have a happy Catastrophe ; that the French Authors are of this Opinion , appears from most of their Modern Tra ...
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... First , They object to the Plot , that it throws the Characters into the deepest Circumstances of Diftrefs : Inferiors tram- pled upon by the Tyranny of Power , a Soldier to be foot for Defertion , and an innocent Maid in the utmost ...
... First , They object to the Plot , that it throws the Characters into the deepest Circumstances of Diftrefs : Inferiors tram- pled upon by the Tyranny of Power , a Soldier to be foot for Defertion , and an innocent Maid in the utmost ...
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... actually in Nature . Thirdly , If it was a true Farce , the Sentiments ought to be ftrain'd , to bear a proportional Irregularity with the Plot and Characters . To The PREFACE , To the first I answer , that The PREFACE .
... actually in Nature . Thirdly , If it was a true Farce , the Sentiments ought to be ftrain'd , to bear a proportional Irregularity with the Plot and Characters . To The PREFACE , To the first I answer , that The PREFACE .
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... first I answer , that the Farcical Scene of the Ghosts is introduced without any Coherence with the rest of the Piece , might be entirely left out , and would not be allowed in a regular Comedy . There are indeed great Numbers of ...
... first I answer , that the Farcical Scene of the Ghosts is introduced without any Coherence with the rest of the Piece , might be entirely left out , and would not be allowed in a regular Comedy . There are indeed great Numbers of ...
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... First Act ACT II . SCENE I. A Field . TIMOTHY PEASCOD bound ; CORPORAL , SOLDIERS , and COUNTRYMEN . S CORPORAL .. Tand off there , Countrymen ; and you , the Guard , Keep clofe your Pris'ner- fee that all's prepar'd . Prime all your ...
... First Act ACT II . SCENE I. A Field . TIMOTHY PEASCOD bound ; CORPORAL , SOLDIERS , and COUNTRYMEN . S CORPORAL .. Tand off there , Countrymen ; and you , the Guard , Keep clofe your Pris'ner- fee that all's prepar'd . Prime all your ...
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2d GHOST 3d GHOST Afide AUNT Brother canft thou Characters Child CHORUS of SIGHS Clowns Comedy Comical Confcience CONSTABLE CORPORAL COUN COUNTRYMAN Criticks D'TE D'YE CALL Damfels Deferter Diftrefs doft DORCAS Dramatick Drinking dy'd Embryo ev'ry faid Fairys and Goblins fame Farewell felf fent fhall fhew fhot fhould firft fome fomething fteals ftill fuch fure Ghoſt Goblins and Fairys GRANDMOTHER hang'd harmleſs hath HAYMAKERS hold Hoppings and Hoblings introduced JOYCE Juftice Statute kill'd Kitty's laft Mafter Maid Marriage married Moral Mother muft muſt Nature Neighbours Nettle never Numbers o'er Objection Paftoral Pariſh PEASCO PEASCO D play'd poor prefs'd Prologue Reaſons Rhime ſay SCENE Sentiments SERGEANT ſhall ſhot Sifter Sighs and Groans Sir HUMPHRY Sir Roger SOLDIERS Squire Thomas Stage Play Steward Sweethearts Tankard thee thefe theſe thofe Thomas Filbert Tragedy Tragi-Comi-Paftoral Farce TRYMEN Wedding what's Worſhips Zooks κοάξ
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Page 20 - How can they say that Nature Has nothing made in vain ; Why then beneath the water Should hideous rocks remain ? No eyes the rocks discover, That lurk beneath the deep, To wreck the wandering lover, And leave the maid to weep.
Page 22 - Fetch her wits. [They throw water upon her. Kitty. Hah! — I am turn'da stream — look all below; It flows, and flows, and will for ever flow. The meads are all afloat — the haycocks swim. Hah! who comes here! — my Filbert! drown not him. Bagpipes in butter, flocks in fleecy fountains, Churns, sheep-hooks, seas of milk, and honeymountains.
Page 5 - With whom he shar'd his ten pence ev'ry day. Wat kill'da bird, was from his farm turn'd out ; You took the law of Thomas for a trout : You ruin'd my poor uncle at the si2es, And made him pay nine pound for Nisiprises.
Page 8 - FILBERT [Breaking the Ninepence] : As this divides, thus are we torn in twain. KITTY [Joining the Pieces] : And as this meets, thus may we meet again.
Page 16 - Cause of their discontent, they had no just cause to mislike him.] " 4. In the character of; As — " Say, is it fitting in this very field, This field, where from my youth I've been a carter, I in this field should die FOR a deserter ?" [ie Being a Deserter, being the Cause of my dying.]
Page 7 - Soldier. Sol. Serjeant, the captain to your quarters fent, To ev'ry ale-houfe in the town I went ; Our corp'ral now has the deferter found, The men are all drawn out, the pris'ner bound. Ser. [To Filbert. Come...
Page 22 - Hah 1 who comes here ? — my Filbert \ drown not him. Bagpipes in Butter, Flocks in fleecy Fountains, Churns, Sheep-hooks, Seas of Milk, and honey Mountains.
Page 19 - Dear happy Fields, farewell ; ye Flocks, and you . Sweet Meadows, glitt'ring with the pearly Dew : And thou, my Rake, Companion of my Cares...