The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Հատոր 2Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 - 312 էջ |
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... gave a glance of his eye , or touched his finger at another's ribs , it was the very punctum saliens of playfulness and inuendo . We saw him take leave of the public , a man of sixty - five , looking not more than half the age , in the ...
... gave a glance of his eye , or touched his finger at another's ribs , it was the very punctum saliens of playfulness and inuendo . We saw him take leave of the public , a man of sixty - five , looking not more than half the age , in the ...
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... gave nothing but praises : but then his praises were as fat as Jacob's venison ; neither could be too fat for Sir Godfrey . " Pope related the following to Spence : - " As I was sitting by Sir Godfrey Kneller one day , whilst he was ...
... gave nothing but praises : but then his praises were as fat as Jacob's venison ; neither could be too fat for Sir Godfrey . " Pope related the following to Spence : - " As I was sitting by Sir Godfrey Kneller one day , whilst he was ...
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... gave the spectator a kind of trembling admiration . " * Pepys does not speak much of Betterton , the chief performer at the Portugal Street playhouse . The reason must be , either that Betterton played chiefly in tragedy , or that his ...
... gave the spectator a kind of trembling admiration . " * Pepys does not speak much of Betterton , the chief performer at the Portugal Street playhouse . The reason must be , either that Betterton played chiefly in tragedy , or that his ...
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... gave it to General Talmash ; yet the old lord is said to have gone on , busy to the last . He died in 1697 , aged nearly 89 years . He was intimate with Evelyn , Ray , and other naturalists , and delighted in gardening . The garden of ...
... gave it to General Talmash ; yet the old lord is said to have gone on , busy to the last . He died in 1697 , aged nearly 89 years . He was intimate with Evelyn , Ray , and other naturalists , and delighted in gardening . The garden of ...
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... gave us fruit ; and here I read the questions to Knipp , while she answered me , through all her part of Flora's Figarys , ' which was acted to - day . But , lord ! to see how they were both painted , would make a man mad , and did make ...
... gave us fruit ; and here I read the questions to Knipp , while she answered me , through all her part of Flora's Figarys , ' which was acted to - day . But , lord ! to see how they were both painted , would make a man mad , and did make ...
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Էջ 190 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Էջ 62 - Dream," which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.
Էջ 134 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." — "From Scotland," cried Davies roguishly. "Mr. Johnson, (said I) I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Էջ 48 - I have seen a dreadful vision since I saw you. I have seen my dear wife pass twice by me through this room with her hair hanging about her shoulders and a dead child in her arms. This I have seen since I saw you.
Էջ 263 - I rather think it was in his face. Much was the hurry and confusion; cloths and napkins were at hand to make all clean. His Majesty then got up and would dance with the Queen of Sheba; but he fell down and humbled himself before her, and was carried to an inner chamber and laid on a bed of state; which was not a little defiled with the presents of the queen which had been bestowed on his garments; such as wine, cream, beverage, cakes, spices, and other good matters.
Էջ 135 - What do you think of Garrick? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings.
Էջ 92 - twould a saint provoke" (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke), " No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.
Էջ 73 - But that which did please me beyond anything in the whole world, was the wind-musique when the angel comes down ; which is so sweet that it ravished me, and indeed, in a word, did wrap up my soul so that it made me really sick, just as I have formerly been when in love with my wife...
Էջ 254 - That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness ; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels.
Էջ 66 - ... pleasant hints of her knowledge of him, by that means setting his brains at work to find out who she was, and did give him leave to use all means to find out who she was, but pulling off her mask. He was mighty witty, and she also making sport with him very inoffensively, that a more pleasant rencontre I never heard. But by that means lost the pleasure of the play wholly, to which now and then Sir Charles Sedley's exceptions against both words and pronouncing were very pretty.