Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 12
... whole assembly cries aloud on hearing him and Fox . Sheridan himself bursts into tears in full sight of an audi- ence when he sees his father ( to whom he is as yet unrecon- ciled ) present with his sisters at a performance of The ...
... whole assembly cries aloud on hearing him and Fox . Sheridan himself bursts into tears in full sight of an audi- ence when he sees his father ( to whom he is as yet unrecon- ciled ) present with his sisters at a performance of The ...
Page 115
... whole chorus hisses disapproval , a faction is ejected from the gallery , and even the boxes witness a challenge . Only the epilogue escapes , but that is given out to be Garrick's . The play itself is damned . Its blemishes - length ...
... whole chorus hisses disapproval , a faction is ejected from the gallery , and even the boxes witness a challenge . Only the epilogue escapes , but that is given out to be Garrick's . The play itself is damned . Its blemishes - length ...
Page 209
... whole question lowers the menace of George III with his threat of personal government . The Whigs , therefore , and Sheridan amongst them , seize the opportunity to make an example of the ex - governor , to win a victory for freedom ...
... whole question lowers the menace of George III with his threat of personal government . The Whigs , therefore , and Sheridan amongst them , seize the opportunity to make an example of the ex - governor , to win a victory for freedom ...
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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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