 | William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 782 pagina’s
...Christendom into the land of — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, when pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene of thing« which has no reference whatever to the world that is. No good person can be justly offended... | |
 | 1860 - 910 pagina’s
...much of " artificial comedy" there that one is tempted to apply this sentence of friend Elia's : — " It is altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever to the world that ie." Among its personages one is tempted to say, once more, with him: — "When Ну William Uowitt.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 732 pagina’s
...conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what phall names which announce fiction ; and we have absolutely...their speech and actions, we are at home, and upon eufiers on the stage. Judged morally, every character in these plays — the few exceptions only are... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 444 pagina’s
...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia...reference whatever to the world that is. No good person I can be justly offended as a spectator, because no I good person suffers on the stage. Judged morally,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 672 pagina’s
...the land — what shall 1 call it? — of cuckoldry— the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure i; s duty and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...world that is. No good person can be justly offended ns a spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage. Judged morally, every character in these... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 248 pagina’s
...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia...pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It ia altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever to the world that is.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1881 - 472 pagina’s
...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got .out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the mariners perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1884 - 546 pagina’s
...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia...spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage. J udged morally, every character in these plays — the few exceptions only are mistakes — is alike... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1884 - 202 pagina’s
...cuckoldry — 1 Spectator, No. 341. the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty and the mannero perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene...which has no reference whatever to the world that is." This is a very happy description of the manner in which tbe plays of Etherege, Shadwell, Wycherley,... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1885 - 312 pagina’s
...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? of cuckoldry — the Utopia...offended as a spectator, because no good person suffers 6n the stage. Judged morally every character in these plays — the few exceptions only are mistakes... | |
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It is altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever to the world that is. 
