The Spectator, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1791 |
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Page 38
... scene of business , and the right adjusting of their hair the principal employment of their lives . The sorting of a suit of ribands is reckoned a very good morning's work ; and if they make an excursion to a mercer's or a toy - shop ...
... scene of business , and the right adjusting of their hair the principal employment of their lives . The sorting of a suit of ribands is reckoned a very good morning's work ; and if they make an excursion to a mercer's or a toy - shop ...
Page 49
... scenes last winter , as I was thinking on something else , I accidentally jostled against a monstrous animal that ex- tremely startled me , and , upon my nearer survey of it , appeared to be a lion - rampant . The lion seeing me very ...
... scenes last winter , as I was thinking on something else , I accidentally jostled against a monstrous animal that ex- tremely startled me , and , upon my nearer survey of it , appeared to be a lion - rampant . The lion seeing me very ...
Page 50
... scenes . The acting lion at present is , as I am informed , a country gentleman who does it for his diversion ; but desires his name may be concealed . He says very hand- somely , in his own excuse , that he does not act for gain ; that ...
... scenes . The acting lion at present is , as I am informed , a country gentleman who does it for his diversion ; but desires his name may be concealed . He says very hand- somely , in his own excuse , that he does not act for gain ; that ...
Page 54
... scene is new and unexpected ; whereas it is certain that the undertakers of the Hay - Market , having raised too great an expectation in their printed . opera , very much disappoint their audience on the stage . " The King of Jerusalem ...
... scene is new and unexpected ; whereas it is certain that the undertakers of the Hay - Market , having raised too great an expectation in their printed . opera , very much disappoint their audience on the stage . " The King of Jerusalem ...
Page 55
... scene he and Punch dance a minuet together . I am informed , however , that Mr POWELL resolves to excel his adversaries in ... scenes , we were presented with a prospect of the ocean in the midst of a delightful grove ; and though the ...
... scene he and Punch dance a minuet together . I am informed , however , that Mr POWELL resolves to excel his adversaries in ... scenes , we were presented with a prospect of the ocean in the midst of a delightful grove ; and though the ...
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