British Theatre, المجلد 23J. Bell, 1791 |
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الصفحة 4
... never to have an end , his WIT is disparaged and GENIUS undervalued , even by that Posterity to which he might be supposed to refer his claims with assurance of justice . SHAKSPERE is the man before whose con- tempotary excellence ...
... never to have an end , his WIT is disparaged and GENIUS undervalued , even by that Posterity to which he might be supposed to refer his claims with assurance of justice . SHAKSPERE is the man before whose con- tempotary excellence ...
الصفحة 5
... never felt . None of you have ever vindic- tively laboured to smother up a commenting rival - None of you are skilled in the art of plung- ing a name into oblivion , that your plagiarisms may never rise in judgment against you - Ye ...
... never felt . None of you have ever vindic- tively laboured to smother up a commenting rival - None of you are skilled in the art of plung- ing a name into oblivion , that your plagiarisms may never rise in judgment against you - Ye ...
الصفحة 9
John Bell. Or spleen of comic writers . Though this pen Did never aim to grieve , but better men ; Howe'er the age he lives in doth endure The vices that she breeds , above their cure . But when the wholesome remedies are sweet , And in ...
John Bell. Or spleen of comic writers . Though this pen Did never aim to grieve , but better men ; Howe'er the age he lives in doth endure The vices that she breeds , above their cure . But when the wholesome remedies are sweet , And in ...
الصفحة 10
... the angry Boy , Women . Mrs. Hopkins . Mrs. A. Palmer . SCENE , London . Neighbours , Officers , & c . N. B. This Play never performed at Covent - Garden Theatre . THE ALCHYMIST . ACT I. SCENE 1 . FACE , Dramatis Personae. ...
... the angry Boy , Women . Mrs. Hopkins . Mrs. A. Palmer . SCENE , London . Neighbours , Officers , & c . N. B. This Play never performed at Covent - Garden Theatre . THE ALCHYMIST . ACT I. SCENE 1 . FACE , Dramatis Personae. ...
الصفحة 14
... Never been known , past equi clibanum , " The heat of horse dung , under ground , in cellars , " Or an ale - house darker than deaf John's ; been lost " To all mankind , but laundresses and tapsters , " Had not I been . • " Dol . Do you ...
... Never been known , past equi clibanum , " The heat of horse dung , under ground , in cellars , " Or an ale - house darker than deaf John's ; been lost " To all mankind , but laundresses and tapsters , " Had not I been . • " Dol . Do you ...
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Abel Ananias Angelica bawds believe Body o'me brother Buckram captain Chiromancy Cohobation costive cuckold d'ye Dapper devil doctor door dost Drug Drugger Enter FACE Enter JEREMY Enter SUBTLE Epictetus Epicure Exeunt Exit Face faith and troth father fellow fool Foresight fortune Frail gentleman give gold gone grace haste hear heart Heaven honest honour hope husband KASTRIL kiss knocks lady leave look Lord madam Mammon marry master doctor mayhap mean Miss never night Nurse Odsbud on't philosopher's stone poor pounds Pray PRUE quarrel rogue Scand Scandal scurvy secret shew Sir Sampson Sirrah sister speak Surly swear Tatt Tattle tell thee there's thing thou shalt told Trapl Trapland Trib trick Valentine warrant what's the matter Who's widow woman worship young
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الصفحة 35 - Lungs ! — my only care is, Where to get stuff enough now, to project on ; This town will not half serve me. Face. No, sir ! buy The covering off o
الصفحة 48 - tis true. He's one I honour, and my noble friend ; And I respect his house. SUR. Heart ! can it be That a grave sir, a rich, that has no need, A wise sir, too, at other times, should thus, With his own oaths, and arguments, make hard means To gull himself?
الصفحة 114 - FACE. They did pass through the doors then, Or walls, I assure their eye-sights, and their spectacles; For here, sir, are the keys, and here have been, In this my pocket, now above twenty days ! And for before, I kept the fort alone there. But that 'tis yet not deep i...
الصفحة 100 - O justice, Upon us, for this wicked man ! FACE. Nay, look, sir, You grieve him now with staying in his sight. Good sir, the nobleman will come too, and take you, And that may breed a tragedy. MAM. " I'll go. FACE. Ay, and repent at home, sir. It may be, For some good penance you may ha' it yet; A hundred pound to the box at Bethlem* MAM. Yes. FACE. For the restoring such as — ha
الصفحة 61 - A miserable rogue, and lives with cheese, And has the worms. That was the cause, indeed, Why he came now : he dealt with me in private, To get a med'cine for them.
الصفحة 53 - Sub. This is heathen Greek to you ! — And what's your mercury ? Face. A very fugitive, he will be gone, sir. Sub. How know you him ? Face. By his viscosity, His oleosity, and his suscitability.
الصفحة 32 - Come on, sir. Now you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe\ here's the rich Peru: And there within, sir, are the golden mines, Great Solomon's Ophir!
الصفحة 34 - Do we succeed? Is our day come? and holds it? Face. The evening will set red upon you, sir; You have colour for it, crimson : the red ferment Has done, his office; three hours hence prepare you To see projection. Mam. Pertinax, my Surly, Again I say to thee aloud, Be rich. This day thou shalt have ingots; and to-morrow Give lords th
الصفحة 36 - Face. At his prayers, sir, he ; Good man, he's doing his devotions For the success. Mam. Lungs, I will set a period To all thy labours ; thou shalt be the master Of my seraglio. Face. Good, sir. Mam. But do you hear ? I'll geld you, Lungs.
الصفحة 18 - Women of her airy temper, as they seldom think before they act, so they rarely give us any light to guess at what they mean. But you have little reason to believe that a woman of this age, who has had an indifference for you in your prosperity, will fall in love with your ill-fortune. Besides, Angelica has a great fortune of her own, and great fortunes either expect another great fortune, or a fool.