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" Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints : when her love-eye was fixed on me, t'other, her eye of duty, was finely obliqued : but when duty bid her point that the same way, off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a frown !... "
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Page 77
by Thomas Moore - 1826
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Jones's British Theatre, Volume 5

William Jones - 1795 - 400 pages
...would now have pointed to the fame ohjeft. Alf. Aye, juft as the eyes do of a perfon who fquints : — when her love-eye was fixed on me — t'other —...eye of duty, was finely obliqued : — but when duty bid her point that the fame way — off t'other turn'd on a fwivel, and fecured its retreat with a...
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The British Drama: Comedies. 2 v

1804 - 552 pages
...thought her duty and inclination would now have pointed to the same object. Abs. Aye, just as the eyes do of a person who squints: when her love-eye was fixed...her eye of duty, was finely obliqued : but when duty hid her point that the same way, off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a frown...
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The British Drama: pt. 1-2. Comedies

1804 - 556 pages
...her duty and inclination would now have pointed to tbe same object. A\is. Aye, just as the eyes do of a person who squints: when her love-eye was fixed...her eye of duty, was finely obliqued : but when duty bid her point that the same way, off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a frown...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 432 pages
...the same object. Capt. Abs. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints: — when her love eye was fixed on me — t'other — her eye of duty, was finely obliqued : — but when duty bid her point that the same way — off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a...
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The Earl of Warwick: A Tragedy in Five Acts

Thomas Francklin, Jean-François de La Harpe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...the same object. Capt. Abs. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints: — when her love eye was fixed on me — t'other — her eye of duty, was finely obliqued: — but when duty bid her point that the same way — off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a...
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English Comedy, Volumes 1-2

1810 - 542 pages
...duty and inclination would now have pointed to the same object. Capt. Abs. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints: — when her love-eye was...eye of duty, was finely obliqued : — but when duty bid her point that the same way — off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a...
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English Comedy. (A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramas, Since the ...

English comedy - 1810 - 274 pages
...duty and inclination would now have pointed to the same object. Capt. Abs. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints : — when her love-eye was...eye of duty, was finely obliqued : — but when duty bid her point that the same way — off' t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a...
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The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic ..., Volume 9

Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 490 pages
...duty and inclination would now have pointed to the same object. dipt. Abs. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints :— when her love-eye was fixed on me—- t'other, her eye of duty, wn.< finely obliqued: — but when duty bid her point that the same way — oft' t'other turned on...
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The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Volume 1

Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1821 - 428 pages
...thought her duty and inclination would now have pointed to the same object. Abs. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints : — when her love-eye was...eye of duty, was finely obliqued : — but when duty bid her point that the same way — off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a...
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The British drama; a collection of the most esteemed tragedies ..., Volume 1

British drama - 1824 - 834 pages
...her duty and inclination would now have pointed to the same object. Capt. A. Ay, just as the eyes do of a person who squints : when her love-eye was fixed...eye of duty, was finely obliqued : but, when duty bid her point that the same way, off t'other turned on a swivel, and secured its retreat with a frown...
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