Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 59
... voice holds all hearers spellbound- Oh , soul of harmony that knows No touch of discord to disclose ; So well her mind and voice agree , That every thought is ravishment . And the singer Dibdin quotes the words of Comus as best ...
... voice holds all hearers spellbound- Oh , soul of harmony that knows No touch of discord to disclose ; So well her mind and voice agree , That every thought is ravishment . And the singer Dibdin quotes the words of Comus as best ...
Page 220
... voice in the same minute proclaiming he has leave to rise , he stands up almost instantaneously and a third time profoundly bows to the Court . The crier makes in a loud and hollow voice a public proclamation : " That Warren Hastings ...
... voice in the same minute proclaiming he has leave to rise , he stands up almost instantaneously and a third time profoundly bows to the Court . The crier makes in a loud and hollow voice a public proclamation : " That Warren Hastings ...
Page 283
... voice is now heard from the gallery shouting- " We can't hear you . " Kemble then proceeds with great heat- " I will raise my voice and the galleries shall hear me . This protection is what the audience owe it to themselves to grant ...
... voice is now heard from the gallery shouting- " We can't hear you . " Kemble then proceeds with great heat- " I will raise my voice and the galleries shall hear me . This protection is what the audience owe it to themselves to grant ...
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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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