Richard Savage, Volume 2 |
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Pagina 95 - And just abandoning the ungrateful stage : Unprofitably kept at Heaven's expense, I live a rent-charge on his providence. But you, whom every Muse and Grace adorn, Whom I foresee to better fortune born, Be kind to my remains ; and, oh defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend ! Let not the insulting foe my fame pursue, But shade those laurels which descend to you : And take for tribute what these lines express ; You merit more, nor could my love do less.
Pagina 80 - The mind is its own place, and of itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Pagina 95 - tis impossible you should proceed. Already I am worn with cares and age, And just abandoning the ungrateful stage : Unprofitably kept at Heaven's expense, I live a rent-charge on His providence : But you, whom every Muse and grace adorn, Whom I foresee to better fortune born.
Pagina 289 - Critics to plays for the same end resort. That surgeons wait on trials in a court: For innocence condemn'd they've no respect, Provided they've a body to dissect.
Pagina 289 - Tliat some well-laden ship may strike the sands, To whose rich cargo they may make pretence...
Pagina 76 - ... of which would necessarily be of great interest and of powerful influence on the result of the campaign and the war. Subsequent events have shown the truth of my assumption, which was also the assumption of everybody else in the city. From that time on, I have kept an exact diary, from day to day, from hour to hour, from minute to minute...
Pagina 66 - Lucilo« ! thou hadst had thy revenge then, couldst thou but have seen her. Too ample it had been for thy gentle spirit to have borne. I could have wept for the poor soul in that beautiful body, so cursedly employed. It was some minutes before she recovered her composure. When she did, she said, " I repeat, I know that what the woman has signed is false. I tell you that you may know me. Beware of me, Richard Freeman.
Pagina 123 - I had made some small progress, was completed. In due time I found myself at Martin's door, at which, after a moment's hesitation, I knocked. It was opened by his wife. At first she did not know me ; but, upon hearing my voice, she set up a loud ejaculation, and pulling me into the passage, threw her arms about me, and kissed me. 'He's come at last!
Pagina 40 - And you have read that letter, Nat, I suppose ?" said I. " Why, yes, sir, I have, I must say. I hope it ain't true." " Go in and see for yourself. He was a friend of yours, I believe." The man did so, and came back in a minute, his face bedewed with tears. " He was a friend to me, sir," said he ; " you may say that ; and the best friend I ever had in the world.
Pagina 106 - Very good, indeed ; very good,' he cried, ' you have a happy vein for comedy. No, no, young gentleman,' approaching me, and making for my hand, which I withdrew : ' inquire, and you will find I am correct. It is never done in these cases, I assure you. I wish you well, and I am sure you deserve my good wishes. Yours is a ver ypretty genius for comedy, believe me.