Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 134
... soon afterwards , on July 13 , 1777 , we find him writ- ing to King : " Poor old Drury ! It will , I fear , very soon be in the hands of the Philistines . " And Mrs. Clive , though long retired from the stage , is evidently well posted ...
... soon afterwards , on July 13 , 1777 , we find him writ- ing to King : " Poor old Drury ! It will , I fear , very soon be in the hands of the Philistines . " And Mrs. Clive , though long retired from the stage , is evidently well posted ...
Page 308
... soon bad news is received from Austerlitz where Napoleon wins a great battle . All Europe now lies in the hollow of his hand . Pitt is at Bath when a messenger seeks him out . With a sense of foreboding , he tears open the dispatch ...
... soon bad news is received from Austerlitz where Napoleon wins a great battle . All Europe now lies in the hollow of his hand . Pitt is at Bath when a messenger seeks him out . With a sense of foreboding , he tears open the dispatch ...
Page 319
... soon known that Drury Lane is on fire . An adjournment is proposed in Sheridan's honor , but he beseeches the House to waive this mark of sympathy and not to postpone the interests of empire to his private disasters . Calmly he leaves ...
... soon known that Drury Lane is on fire . An adjournment is proposed in Sheridan's honor , but he beseeches the House to waive this mark of sympathy and not to postpone the interests of empire to his private disasters . Calmly he leaves ...
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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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