 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 672 pages
...first night of it, in great uncertainty of " the event; till we were much encouraged by over" hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next " box to us, say, ' It will do—it must do! I see it " in the eyes of them' — this was a good while " before the 1st Act was... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 556 pages
...first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us,...first act was over ; and so gave us ease soon, for the Duke (beside his own good taste) has as particular a knack as any one now living, in discovering... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 532 pages
...first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say,' It will do—it must do— I see it in the eyes of them.' This was a good while before the first act was over;... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pages
...first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were very much encouraged by our hearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us,...first act was over ; and so gave us ease soon, for the duke (beside his own good taste) has as particular a knack as any one now living, in discovering... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1835 - 586 pages
...the representation, the Duke of Argyle, a great judge of the public taste, pronounced its fate : ' It will do, — it must do, — I see it in the eyes of them.' MC Philadelphia, December, 1834. THE SOUL. A. N EXTBACT FНOМ AN UNPUBLISHED POEM. AND is this education... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We were all", at the first night of it, in great uncertainty ch it was his delight to heat potted lampreys. That...remembered that a conformation so irregular lasted particular*knack, as any one now living, in discovering the taste of the public.' He was quite right... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 438 pages
...neither Pope nor Swift thought it would succeed. " We were all at the first night of it," says Pope, " in very great uncertainly of the event ; till we were...the eyes of them !' This was a good while before the firat act was over." Its success was extraordinary indeed. The manager made his fortune — the actress... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...thought it would sueceed. " We were all at the first night of it," says Pope, " in very great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much encouraged, by...This was a good while before the first act was over." Its suecess was extraordinary indeed. The manager made his fortune — the actress of Polly won the... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1838 - 240 pages
...greatly, or be damned confoundedly.— We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged, by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat iu the next box to us, say, ' It will do— it must do! I see it in the eyes of them.' This was a good... | |
 | Joseph Thomas - Burlesques - 1838 - 382 pages
...(which often means the same thing as leading it), long before the first act was concluded, exclaimed : " It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them" — and he was right, for the applause grew stronger and stronger, and ended in an universal clamour.... | |
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We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them. 
