Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 113
... Queen Charlotte . When the Queen is approached , she discountenances a work French in origin and revolutionary in ideas . An academy is to be formed on the model of Mme . de Maintenon's at St. Cyr , and Sheridan presumes the Queen will ...
... Queen Charlotte . When the Queen is approached , she discountenances a work French in origin and revolutionary in ideas . An academy is to be formed on the model of Mme . de Maintenon's at St. Cyr , and Sheridan presumes the Queen will ...
Page 143
... queen and the symbols of a narrow social caste . He begins as a philosopher and finishes as something not very far from a snob . His life work is wrecked because his intellect is always at the mercy of his emotions . He inveighs against ...
... queen and the symbols of a narrow social caste . He begins as a philosopher and finishes as something not very far from a snob . His life work is wrecked because his intellect is always at the mercy of his emotions . He inveighs against ...
Page 162
... Queen . " Very likely , " says the Prince , " the acts of a Maid of Honor form no part of my education . " " Then I will tell you one , " says the Queen , " of which you have lately attained the knowledge ; and that is , you were right ...
... Queen . " Very likely , " says the Prince , " the acts of a Maid of Honor form no part of my education . " " Then I will tell you one , " says the Queen , " of which you have lately attained the knowledge ; and that is , you were right ...
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Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Oscar Sherwin No preview available - 2012 |
Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Oscar Sherwin No preview available - 2012 |
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