Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825 - 602 pages |
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Page 251
... Burke , however questionable in strict ethics , is , at least , true on the stage , - that " vice loses half its evil by losing all its grossness . " It should be recollected , too , that , in other CHAP . V. 1777 . V. 1777 . -- CHAP ...
... Burke , however questionable in strict ethics , is , at least , true on the stage , - that " vice loses half its evil by losing all its grossness . " It should be recollected , too , that , in other CHAP . V. 1777 . V. 1777 . -- CHAP ...
Page 265
... Burke had re- marked that the statue of Shakspeare seemed to point to the grave where the great actor of his works was laid . This hint did not fall idly on the ear of Sheridan , as the following fixation of the thought , in the verses ...
... Burke had re- marked that the statue of Shakspeare seemed to point to the grave where the great actor of his works was laid . This hint did not fall idly on the ear of Sheridan , as the following fixation of the thought , in the verses ...
Page 288
... Burke could expatiate on the state of Ireland , without a single attempt to develope or enforce those simple , but wise principles of commercial policy , every one of which had been violated in the re- strictions on her industry , —it ...
... Burke could expatiate on the state of Ireland , without a single attempt to develope or enforce those simple , but wise principles of commercial policy , every one of which had been violated in the re- strictions on her industry , —it ...
Page 289
... , or his playful fancy , artless manners , and benevolence of heart , which showed itself in every word he uttered . " With Burke Mr. Sheridan became acquainted VOL . I. U ་ VI . - CHAP . at the celebrated Turk's Head 289.
... , or his playful fancy , artless manners , and benevolence of heart , which showed itself in every word he uttered . " With Burke Mr. Sheridan became acquainted VOL . I. U ་ VI . - CHAP . at the celebrated Turk's Head 289.
Page 298
... Besides , in poetry , the temptation of distinc- tion no longer exists , the commonness of that ― * Dick Sheridan , Ned Burke , Jack Townshend , Tom Grenville , & c . & c . talent in the market , at present , being such 298.
... Besides , in poetry , the temptation of distinc- tion no longer exists , the commonness of that ― * Dick Sheridan , Ned Burke , Jack Townshend , Tom Grenville , & c . & c . talent in the market , at present , being such 298.
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