 | Englishmen - 1836 - 256 էջ
...succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatty, or be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 էջ
...says Pope, " in very 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,...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 էջ
...Pope, " in very great uncertainly of the event ; till we were very much encouraged, by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us,...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... | |
 | Joseph Thomas - 1838 - 382 էջ
...(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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 էջ
...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,...before the first act was over, and so gave us ease soon ; forthat duke(besidcs his own good taste) has a particular knack as any one now living, in discovering... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 էջ
...of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argylc, who sat in toe ke iu the eyes of them.' This was a good while before the first act was over, and so gave us ease soon... | |
 | 1848 - 480 էջ
...first night of it in great uncertainty of the event, till we were very mach encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle who sat in the next box to us, say, " it will do — it mast do ! I see it in the eyes of them " This was а good while before the first act was over, and... | |
 | John Gay - 1849 - 252 էջ
...great uncertainty of the event : till we were very much encouraged, by overhearing the doke of ArgyIe, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must dp ! I see it in the eyes of them.' This was a good while before the first act was over, and so gave... | |
 | 1853 - 386 էջ
...were all, on the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were much relieved by hearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say : ' It will do, it will do ; I see it in the eyes of them !' This was a good while before the first act was over, and... | |
 | George Hogarth - 1851 - 400 էջ
...the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event, till we were much encouraged by overhearing 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) had a particular knack in discovering the taste of the public.... | |
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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! 
