Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 94
... writes dutiful letters to his father with his tongue in his cheek . But his penitentiary is not quite so black as he paints it . " I wish you could on any pretense come and spend a fort- night in Essex , " he writes to Grenville ...
... writes dutiful letters to his father with his tongue in his cheek . But his penitentiary is not quite so black as he paints it . " I wish you could on any pretense come and spend a fort- night in Essex , " he writes to Grenville ...
Page 96
... write no more . I tremble at the consequences . " " But Sheridan writes again and again and she warmly responds . Oh , had my love ne'er smiled on me , I ne'er had known such anguish ; But think how false , how cruel she , To bid me ...
... write no more . I tremble at the consequences . " " But Sheridan writes again and again and she warmly responds . Oh , had my love ne'er smiled on me , I ne'er had known such anguish ; But think how false , how cruel she , To bid me ...
Page 264
... writes to him simply repeating what she has before told him — that she will not appear . The play is not changed , however , nor is the slightest notice taken of Mrs. Siddons ' letter , and she sits down to dinner . About six in the ...
... writes to him simply repeating what she has before told him — that she will not appear . The play is not changed , however , nor is the slightest notice taken of Mrs. Siddons ' letter , and she sits down to dinner . About six in the ...
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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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