It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame. They think our admiration of beauty so great, that knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom show fruit, till time has robbed them of... English Comedy - Стр. 401810Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| 1804 - Страниц: 552
...worthless flower of beauty ! Abs. It is but too true, indeed, madam ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think our admiration of beauty...superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom shew fruit, till time has robbed tliem of the more specious blossom. Few, like Mrs Malaprop and the... | |
| 1804 - Страниц: 556
...worthless flower of beauty ! Ala. It is but too true, indeed, madam ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame; they think our admiration of beauty...superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom shew fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom. Few, like Mrs Malaprop and the... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - Страниц: 432
...worthless flower of beauty ! Copt. Abs. It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet, I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think our admiration of beauty...both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with goodbreeding — He is the very pine apple of politeness ! You are not ignorant, Captain, that this... | |
| Thomas Francklin, Jean-François de La Harpe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - Страниц: 416
...worthless flower of beauty ! Copt. Abs. It is but too true, indeed, ma'am ; yet, I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think our admiration of beauty...both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with goodbreeding — He is the very pine apple of politeness ! You are ' not ignorant, Captain, that this... | |
| Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - Страниц: 490
...indeed, ma'am ; yet I fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think our admiration of beaaty so great, that knowledge, in them, would be superfluous. Thus, like garden trees, they seldom show froit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom : Few, like Mrs. Malaprop, and the orange... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1821 - Страниц: 428
...worthless flower of beauty ! Abs. It is but too true indeed, ma'am ; — yet I fear our ladies should share the blame — they think our admiration of beauty...knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden-trees, they seldom show fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom. — Few,... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1821 - Страниц: 424
...beauty! Abs. It is but too true indeed, ma'am;—yet I fear our ladies should share the blame—they think our admiration of beauty so great, that knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden-trees, they seldom show fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom.—Few,... | |
| British drama - 1824 - Страниц: 834
...worthless flower of beauty ! Capt. A. It is but too true, indeed, Ma'am ; yet 1 fear our ladies should share the blame ; they think our admiration of beauty...specious blossom : few, like Mrs. Malaprop, and the orange-tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with good breeding. — He is... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1825 - Страниц: 346
...worthless flower of beauty ! Abs. It is but too trueindeed,ma'am; — yet I fear our ladies should share the blame — they think our admiration of beauty...knowledge in them would be superfluous. Thus, like garden-trees, they sel82 S3 tlom show fruit, till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom.... | |
| 1833 - Страниц: 828
...till time has robbed them of the more specious blossom: few, like Mrs. Malaprop, and the orange-tree, are rich in both at once ! Mrs. M. Sir, you overpower me with good breeding. — Heisthevery pine-apple of politeness! You are not ignorant, captain, that this giddy girl has,... | |
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