SheridanHarper, 1883 - 205 páginas |
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... Austin Dobson . PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS , NEW YORK . Any of the above works will be sent by mail , postage prepaid , to any part of the United States , on receipt of the price . NOTE . THE most important and , on the whole.
... Austin Dobson . PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS , NEW YORK . Any of the above works will be sent by mail , postage prepaid , to any part of the United States , on receipt of the price . NOTE . THE most important and , on the whole.
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... whole , trustworthy life of Sheridan is that of Moore , published in 1825 , nine years after Sheridan's death , and founded upon the fullest information , with the help of all that Sheridan had left behind in the way of papers , and all ...
... whole , trustworthy life of Sheridan is that of Moore , published in 1825 , nine years after Sheridan's death , and founded upon the fullest information , with the help of all that Sheridan had left behind in the way of papers , and all ...
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... whole business was a literary hoax by which they did not even expect their readers to be taken in . Aristanetus got itself published , the age be- ing fond of classics rubbed down into modern verse , but does not seem to have done any ...
... whole business was a literary hoax by which they did not even expect their readers to be taken in . Aristanetus got itself published , the age be- ing fond of classics rubbed down into modern verse , but does not seem to have done any ...
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... whole future hung in the balance , and that in case of success all his follies would be justified ! " But now there can be no doubt of its suc- cess , " cries little Miss Linley from Bath , in a flutter of excitement , " as it has ...
... whole future hung in the balance , and that in case of success all his follies would be justified ! " But now there can be no doubt of its suc- cess , " cries little Miss Linley from Bath , in a flutter of excitement , " as it has ...
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... whole action of the piece turns upon a mystification , which affords some de- lightfully comic scenes , but few of those occasions of sus- pense and uncertainty which give interest to the drama . 11. ] 51 HIS FIRST DRAMATIC WORKS .
... whole action of the piece turns upon a mystification , which affords some de- lightfully comic scenes , but few of those occasions of sus- pense and uncertainty which give interest to the drama . 11. ] 51 HIS FIRST DRAMATIC WORKS .
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Página 131 - The popular harangue, the tart reply, The logic, and the wisdom, and the wit, And the loud laugh— I long to know them all ; I burn to set the imprisoned wranglers free, And give them voice and utterance once again.
Página 202 - MOTLEY'S DUTCH REPUBLIC. The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL With a Portrait of William of Orange.
Página 138 - His sparkling and highly finished declamation lasted two days; but the Hall was crowded to suffocation during the whole time. It was said that fifty guineas had been paid for a single ticket. Sheridan...
Página 134 - But neither the culprit nor his advocates attracted so much notice as the accusers. In the midst of the blaze of red drapery, a space had been fitted up with green benches and tables for the Commons. The managers, with Burke at their head, appeared in full dress.
Página 89 - Thus at our friends we laugh, who feel the dart ; To reach our feelings, we ourselves must smart. Is our young bard so young, to think that he Can stop the full spring-tide of calumny? Knows he the world so little, and its trade? Alas ! the devil's sooner raised than laid.
Página 162 - They boast they come but to improve our state, enlarge our thoughts, and free us from the yoke of error ! Yes: they will give enlightened freedom to our minds, who are themselves the slaves of passion, avarice, and pride. They offer us their protection. Yes, such protection as vultures give to lambs — covering and devouring them...
Página 201 - GEBLER (Karl Von). Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia, from Authentic Sources. Translated with the sanction of the Author, by Mrs. GEORGE STURGE. Demy 8vo. Cloth, price i2,$. GEDDES (James). History of the Administration of John de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland.
Página 77 - Tis very true. She generally designs well, has a free tongue and a bold invention ; but her colouring is too dark, and her outlines often extravagant. She wants that delicacy of tint, and mellowness of sneer, which distinguishes your ladyship's scandal.
Página 32 - Ask'st thou how long my love will stay, When all that's new is past? How long, ah Delia, can I say How long my life will last? Dry be that tear, be hush'd that sigh, At least I'll love thee till I die: Hush'd be that sigh.