Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Volume 1A. and W. Galignani, 1825 - 543 pages |
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... afterwards , held senates enchained by his eloquence and audiences fascinated by his wit , was , by common consent both of parent and pre- ceptor , pronounced to be " a most impenetrable dunce . " From Mr. Whyte's school the boys were ...
... afterwards , held senates enchained by his eloquence and audiences fascinated by his wit , was , by common consent both of parent and pre- ceptor , pronounced to be " a most impenetrable dunce . " From Mr. Whyte's school the boys were ...
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... The same playful fancy , the same sterling and innoxious wit , that was shown afterwards in his writings , cheered and delighted the family - circle . I admired- I almost adored - I. 1768-9 . him . I would most willingly have 14.
... The same playful fancy , the same sterling and innoxious wit , that was shown afterwards in his writings , cheered and delighted the family - circle . I admired- I almost adored - I. 1768-9 . him . I would most willingly have 14.
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... afterwards ! " Sim . Just so . " Monop . What Mr. Simile says is very true , gentle- men ; and there is nothing surprising in it , if we consider now the general method of writing plays to scenes . " O'Cul . Writing plays to scenes ...
... afterwards ! " Sim . Just so . " Monop . What Mr. Simile says is very true , gentle- men ; and there is nothing surprising in it , if we consider now the general method of writing plays to scenes . " O'Cul . Writing plays to scenes ...
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... afterwards contributed to the fortune of Puff ; and it is amusing to observe how long this subject was played with by the current of Sheridan's fancy , till at last , like " a stone of lustre from the brook , " it came forth with all ...
... afterwards contributed to the fortune of Puff ; and it is amusing to observe how long this subject was played with by the current of Sheridan's fancy , till at last , like " a stone of lustre from the brook , " it came forth with all ...
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... afterwards transplanted into the dialogue of the Duenna : - " Mortuum quendam ante Ægypti medici quam pollincirent cerebella de auribus unco quodam hamo solebant extrahere ; sic de meis auribus non cerebrum , sed cor ipsum exhausit ...
... afterwards transplanted into the dialogue of the Duenna : - " Mortuum quendam ante Ægypti medici quam pollincirent cerebella de auribus unco quodam hamo solebant extrahere ; sic de meis auribus non cerebrum , sed cor ipsum exhausit ...
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Page 266 - The painter dead, yet still he charms the eye; While England lives, his fame can never die: But he who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art, and artist, share one common grave.
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Page 178 - Cheeks of rose, untouch'd by art? I will own the colour true, When yielding blushes aid their hue. Is her hand so soft and pure ? I must press it, to be sure ; Nor can I be certain then, Till it, grateful, press again. Must I, with attentive eye, Watch her heaving bosom sigh ? I will do so, when I see That heaving bosom sigh for me.
Page 177 - I ne'er could any lustre see In eyes that would not look on me ; I ne'er saw nectar on a lip, But where my own did hope to sip.
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Page 165 - Wind, gentle evergreen;' a passionate song for Mattocks,** and another for Miss Brown,*** which solicit to be clothed with melody by you, and are all I want. Mattocks's I could wish to be a broken, passionate affair, and the first two lines may be recitative, or what you please, uncommon. Miss Brown sings hers in a joyful mood: we want her to show in it as much execution as she is capable of, which is pretty well; and, for variety, we want Mr. Simpson's hautboy to cut a figure, with replying passages,...
Page 81 - would never draw a sword against the man who had given him his life;' — but, on his still exclaiming against the indignity of breaking his sword (which he had brought upon himself), Mr. Ewart offered him the pistols, and some altercation passed between them. Mr. Mathews said, that he could never show his face if it were known how his sword was broke — that such a thing had never been done — that it cancelled all obligations, &c.